Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ash Wednesday canonical | 19 |
| Ash Wednesday (in Western usage) | 1 |
| Clean Monday | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
moveable feast ⓘ |
| abstinenceFrom | meat (in many traditions) ⓘ |
| ashesDerivedFrom | blessed palm branches from previous Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| ashesOftenShapedAs | cross ⓘ |
| ashesPlacedOn | forehead ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
almsgiving
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ penitence ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| calendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
|
| centralRitual | imposition of ashes ⓘ |
| commonFormulaSpoken |
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return
ⓘ
Repent, and believe in the Gospel ⓘ |
| dateDependsOn | date of Easter ⓘ |
| fastingObligationIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| hasNameInLatin |
Dies Cinerum
ⓘ
Feria Quarta Cinerum ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
purple
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Lent ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Lent ⓘ |
| observanceIncludes |
Mass or church service
ⓘ
penitential prayers ⓘ scripture readings ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Methodist churches ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist Church
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterian Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many Western Christian denominations ⓘ |
| occursAfter |
Carnival
ⓘ
Shrove Tuesday ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
First Sunday in Lent ⓘ |
| occursOn | Wednesday ⓘ |
| partOf | liturgical year ⓘ |
| preparesFor | Paschal Triduum ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
mortality
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ sorrow for sin ⓘ |
| theme |
conversion
ⓘ
preparation for Easter ⓘ self-examination ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
February
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ash Wednesday (in Western usage)
this entity surface form:
Clean Monday
subject surface form:
Vastenavend