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Categories: Infobox holiday with missing field, February observances, Lent, archived copy as title, March observances

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The 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance WordNet 3.0

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The 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. Wikipedia

Christian religious holiday. Wikipedia Disambiguation

First day of Lent in the Western Christian and Catholic calendar Wikidata

The first day of Lent which occurs on a Wednesday, 46 days before Easter. OmegaWiki

The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures. Wiktionary

The Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter. Wiktionary (translation)

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Ash cross

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Ash-Wednesday, Ash Wed, Ash wednesday, Ashes to Go, Imposition of ashes, National No Smoking Day, Oskudagur, Öskudagur