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It is always 40 days before Easter, Sundays excluded. It marks the start of Lent, which lasts 40 days plus the Sundays of Lent. The Easter date changes from year to year. read more

Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer, fasting and repentance. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter. Ash Wednesday is observed by many Western Christians, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Old Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and some Baptists. read more

Ash Wednesday is an observance and not a federal public holiday in the United States. Background and Symbols The practice of marking foreheads with ashes is common among Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans and Episcopalians in the United States. read more

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