The 13th
What will be the date for ash wednesday 2013
On Ash Wednesday. which in 2013 was the 13th of February.
Ash Wednesday is the day that kicks off the start of Lent.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent - a period of 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays). Easter is always on a Sunday, and therefore Ash Wednesday is always on a Wednesday. In 2009 Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday 25th February.
Yes Ash Wednesday is mandatory for Catholics. It is considered to be a Holy day of Obligation!
Ash Wednesday
The day preceding Ash Wednesday is called Shrove Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday has not been stopped. It is the first day of Lent and is still observed throughout the world.
No ash Wednesday is not a day of feasting and merry making it is more of mourning and repenting.
It was Wednesday the 27th of February, 1952.
It was a Wednesday-Ash Wednesday to be exact. And it was the day my son was born :)
Traditionally it is "Shrove Tuesday", that is the day before "Ash Wednesday", The first day of "Lent", which is 40 something days before Easter.Because Lent was traditionally a time of Fasting, people used up the rest of their eggs, flour and sweetstuffs to make pancakes.