How to Use Ash Wednesday in a Sentence
Ash Wednesday
noun
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In the early days of Lent – the time period of fasting between Ash Wednesday and Easter – meat was given up, as well as dairy products.
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USA TODAY,
30 Mar. 2024
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The fish dinner, a breaded and baked cod, was served on Ash Wednesday.
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Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Feb. 2023
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In some churches, the palms are saved and burned into ashes to be used on Ash Wednesday of the next year.
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Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
2 Apr. 2023
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The holiday is always the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent in the Christian faith.
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Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2024
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The game, which has very few rules, is played over two 8-hour periods on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.
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Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2024
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The church held a rosary at the end of its Ash Wednesday services and another Thursday morning.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2024
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On Ash Wednesday, many Christians fast and begin penance by giving up something for Lent.
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al,
22 Feb. 2023
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The wintry mix hit hard in the northern U.S., closing schools and offices and forcing churches to call off Ash Wednesday services.
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Jim Salter,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2023
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In the early days of Lent – the time period of fasting between Ash Wednesday and Easter – meat was given up, as well as dairy products.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2023
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Francis called for believers and non-believers alike to mark March 2, Ash Wednesday in the Catholic calendar, as a day of fasting and prayer.
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BostonGlobe.com,
23 Feb. 2022
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Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and was traditionally the last chance to use up any fat in the larder before the 40-day austerities of Lent.
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Janet McConnaughey and Kevin McGill,
Star Tribune,
17 Nov. 2020
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On Ash Wednesday, the official start of the Lenten season, is usually a mass gathering at many Catholic churches.
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Candice Avila-Garcia,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Feb. 2021
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This year, Ash Wednesday fell on Wednesday, February 22.
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Maria Carter,
Country Living,
16 Mar. 2023
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Every year, the celebration begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts about six weeks before ending on Maundy Thursday.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Jan. 2024
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Instead, they are appropriately gathered at the church and incinerated to create the ashes that will be used in the follow year's Ash Wednesday observance.
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Katarina Avendaño,
Good Housekeeping,
28 Feb. 2023
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Francis, 86, could be heard coughing repeatedly during Ash Wednesday services earlier this month.
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Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2024
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