Ash Wednesday

The Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, marking a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, and fasting leading up to Easter Sunday. During this time, Christians often engage in acts of penance and self-denial, commemorating Jesus' temptation in the desert. The season includes significant observances like Palm Sunday, which celebrates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and Holy Week, culminating in Good Friday, which honors the crucifixion. Finally, Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, symbolizing hope and renewal.

Many taboos include, but are definitely not limited to, getting drunk, having premarital sex, being involved with another religion (Such as a UU combination of, say, Christianity and Buddhism), and homosexuality (Liberal Christians typically argue that the anti-gay verses were mistranslated, but Conservatives hold the belief that they couldn't have been, as the Bible is perfect). Liberal Christians are also more liberal pun intended) about UU Christianity/whatever mixes.

Not all Christians practice Ash Wednesday. It is primarily observed by Catholics and many Protestant denominations, such as Lutherans and Anglicans, as a day marking the beginning of Lent. However, some Christian groups, including many Evangelicals and non-denominational Christians, do not observe this tradition. Practices can vary widely within Christianity, reflecting differing theological beliefs and traditions.

There is no teaching in the Lutheran Church regarding the eating of meat on Fridays. Lutherans do take on fasting as a Lenten discipline, but this is personal and individual. Often Lutherans will fast by eating only one small meal after sundown every day throughout Lent or something similar. Often Lenten fasting is not followed on Sundays as Sundays are considered "little Easters" and are not included in the 40-day count of the days of Lent.

The Catholics, the Methodists, the United Church of Christ, there may be more...

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These Christian denominations are among those that mark Ash Wednesday by holding a service of worship or Mass: * African Methodist Episcopal Church * African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church * Anglican/Episcopal churches (excepting most Sydney Diocese churches) * Individual Baptist churches may hold a service * Church of God (Anderson) * Church of the Nazarene * Some congregations of Community of Christ * Some Free Churches * The Liberal Catholic Church * Lutheran churches * Old Catholic Church * Reformed churches (Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), etc.) * Roman Catholic Church * United Methodist churches * Wesleyan churches The Eastern Orthodox Church does not in general observe Ash Wednesday; instead, Orthodox Great Lent begins on Clean Monday. There are, however, a relatively small number of Orthodox Christians who follow the Western Rite; these do observe Ash Wednesday, although often on a different day from the previously-mentioned denominations, as its date is determined from the Orthodox calculation of Pascha, which may be as much as a month later than the Western observance of Easter.

ash Wednesday isn't anything special

I think that the "Profession of Faith" (Creed) is replaced on Ash Wednesday by the imposition of ashes. I'm thinking that the receiving of ashes is the equivalent of professing one's faith.

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The bushfires which started in Victoria and South Australia on Ash Wednesday, 16 February 1983, lasted for two days, until the 18th.

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When receiving ashes, you need to decide if you are going to keep them or scatter them. If you are keeping them, you need to make sure to keep them in a safe container.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent culminating with Easter Sunday.

You can eat meat, except on Fridays when you're supposed to eat fish. No meat at all on Fridays, but other than that meats fine. You're supposed to give something up though, something of luxury.

Adult Catholics are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday. That means that they only eat one large meal and if needed only eat some small snacks at other meal times.

Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten Season, it is the first day of Lent.

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In the year 2010 lent will come to a end on Easter sunday.

Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday is the liturgical Season of Lent.

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Because traditionally all the people cleared out their cupboards from all the nice stuff so that they could fast during lent. So they made pancakes to use up all of the nice stuff.