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The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
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Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
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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
The next day was Ash Wednesday; Derek and Lisa had planned to attend Mass in the morning at Holy Name of Mary parish.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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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
The next day was Ash Wednesday; Derek and Lisa had planned to attend Mass in the morning at Holy Name of Mary parish.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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