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The final day of Carnival is Mardi Gras, which always falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Trinidad and Tobago In the two days before Ash Wednesday, this smaller celebration is world-famous despite being most popular with locals.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Following the apocalyptic Ash Wednesday bushfires that swept southern and western Australia in 1983, investigators realized that most of the 75 fatalities perished in late-stage evacuations.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The official Vatican calendar online has no more papal appointments or activities for February, and picks up only on March 5, Ash Wednesday.
—Maria Cheng, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Trinidad and Tobago In the two days before Ash Wednesday, this smaller celebration is world-famous despite being most popular with locals.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Following the apocalyptic Ash Wednesday bushfires that swept southern and western Australia in 1983, investigators realized that most of the 75 fatalities perished in late-stage evacuations.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The official Vatican calendar online has no more papal appointments or activities for February, and picks up only on March 5, Ash Wednesday.
—Maria Cheng, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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