Ash Wednesday

noun

: the first day of Lent

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The biggest events include the Carnival Queen Election, a sparkling, elaborate-couture costume contest, and the Burial of the Sardine, a quirky but serious funeral procession on Ash Wednesday, when a huge fish is paraded through town and ceremonially buried. —

Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025 The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent. Advertisement Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword. —

Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Following the Christian liturgical calendar, Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, which falls before Ash Wednesday. —

Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025 This year Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 14 and is 46 days before Easter. —

Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Ash Wednesday