Ash Wednesday

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Descripción

Refers to the first day of Lent, occuring 6 1/2 weeks before Easter. The name comes from the practice of marking the foreheads of clergy and worshippers with ash. Typically the ash comes from burning the palms used on the previous Palm Sunday. It is the only other day besides Good Friday for which fasting is prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church. Ash Wednesday is also observed in the Anglican, Lutheran, and some other Protestant churches. Eastern Orthodox churches do not observe Ash Wednesday because Lent begins on a Monday in their calendar.

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http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300069636

Otros términos

  • 大齋首日 [zh]
  • Aswoensdag [nl]
  • Miércoles de Cenizas [es]
  • dà zhāi shǒu rì [zh]
  • da zhai shou ri [zh]
  • ta chai shou jih [zh]
  • Ash Wednesdays [en]
  • 聖灰星期三 [zh]
  • dies cinerum [la]
  • Miércoles de cordillo [es]