Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian calendar. Occurring 46 days before Easter, it is a moveable fast that can fall as early as February 4 and as late as March 10.
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See also
- Carnival, festival ending on Ash Wednesday
- Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday
- Holy Week – the last week in the season of Lent
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