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Facts about Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday is the first day of the penitential season of Lent. It is a fast day and usually falls in February. Here are some facts about the religious holiday:
| | Liturgical Color(s): Violet (Purple) |
| | Type of Holiday: Fast |
| | Time of Year: The first day of Lent |
| | Duration: One day |
| | Celebrates/Symbolizes: Repentance, Sorrow, Humility |
| | Alternate Names: dies cinerum (Day of Ashes) |
| | Scriptural References: Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; Esther 4:1-3 |
| | In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only days on which fasting is still universally required. |
| | In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only days on which fasting is still universally required. |
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