Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on .

The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II .

Interesting facts and information about Ash Wednesday and the meaning behind this special day in the Christian calendar.

Most people know that Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the time of .

In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day, . Lent for Eastern Orthodox churches begins on Monday and Ash Wednesday is not observed. .

In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). It falls on a different .

Ash Wednesday, in the Western Christian calendar, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days (40 days not counting Sundays) before Easter. .

4 Feb 2011 . Ash Wednesday 2011 will mark the beginning of the season of Lent in the Catholic Church. The date of the observance differs each year; .

www.cin.org/users/james/files/ash_wed.htm - SimilarBBC - Religions - Christianity: Lent22 Jun 2009 . Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. By observing the 40 days of .