Recent Ash Wednesday Questions
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Where did the the Catholic tradition of Ash Wednesday come from?
Jul 20 2011, 7:24pm - Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing a...
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What day will ash Wednesday be on in 2011?
Jul 18 2011, 11:40pm - Ash Wednesday will occur on March 9th in 2011.
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Jul 17 2011, 3:59pm - In 2009 Ash Wednesday is Feb 25 and Easter is Apr 12. It is t...
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What does Ash Wednesday celebrate?
Jul 15 2011, 4:27am - Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the 40-day period (no...
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Why do you put ashes on your forehead on ash Wednesday?
Jul 15 2011, 12:03am - Christians, on Ash Wednesday will mark this day, through obse...
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Jul 14 2011, 2:32pm - February 9, Ash Wednesday, marked the beginning of the Lent s...
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What do the ashes represent on ash wednesday?
Jul 13 2011, 6:09pm - In the New Testament, Jesus talks about ashes as signs of rep...
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Why is Ash Wednesday on a Wednesday?
Jul 12 2011, 12:53pm - The wish to realize the exact number of forty days of Lent le...
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Jul 11 2011, 2:01pm - Mardi Gras, (New Orleans) literally "Fat Tuesday," is the "la...
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Jul 07 2011, 2:37pm - Lent 2011 begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 9, 2011.
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How do Catholics celebrate ash Wednesday?
Jul 04 2011, 5:19pm - About 75% of all Catholics celebrate Ash Wednesday and some n...
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What do people usually do on fat Tuesday?
Jul 03 2011, 1:56am - Fat Tuesday is a day when people eat all they want of everyth...
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What day of the week, what date, does Ash Wednesday fall on this year?
Jun 28 2011, 3:06pm - Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. This year it is on Fe...
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Why is Ash Wednesday celebrated?
Jun 28 2011, 1:23am - Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a period of fasting t...
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Jun 21 2011, 12:43pm - Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty days ...
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Why do they call it Ash Wednesday?
Jun 20 2011, 12:26am - Ash Wednesday is called this because on that day followers ha...
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Jun 12 2011, 12:00pm - Lent, is the 40 day period of fasting and prayer from Ash Wed...
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What are the days of abstinence?
Jun 09 2011, 7:56pm - For Roman Catholics, the days of abstinence include but aren'...
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Do other Christians besides Catholics observe Lent?
Jun 09 2011, 9:24am - Lent in the Christian tradition, is the period of the liturgi...
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Why did the priest hit me on the shoulder after he blessed me?
Jun 06 2011, 7:43pm - Do you mean today, during Ash Wednesday? Gee, I don't think t...
