Ash Wednesday

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.

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Ash Wednesday is a significant religious observance in Western Christianity when believers engage in prayer and fasting as the official start of Lent, a seven-week period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter. The day, which follows Shrove Tuesday, traditionally marks a time for increased devotion through prayer, fasting, and charitable giving.

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Commons category: Ash Wednesday
name in kana: はいのすいようび
native label: Dies Cinerum

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Ash Wednesday is observed by Christians of the Catholic, Lutheran, Moravian, Anglican (Episcopalian), and United Protestant denominations, as well as by some churches in the Reformed (including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed, and Presbyterian churches), Baptist, Methodist, and Nazarene traditions.