Wednesday observances

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent: the seven weeks of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving before the arrival of Easter.

one of many public observances in honor of children

Wednesday before Easter

Jewish blessing, thanking God for creating the sun, recited when the sun completes its cycle every 28 years on a Tuesday at sundown

holiday

annual geographic information systems public outreach day

annual day devoted to smoking cessation in the UK