HyperDic: ash_wednesday

English > 1 sense of the expression Ash Wednesday:
NOUNtimeAsh Wednesdaythe 7th Wednesday before Easter
English > Ash Wednesday: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras ('Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance.
Part ofLent, LententideA period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
BroaderChristian holy dayA religious holiday for Christians
SpanishMiércoles de ceniza, Miércoles de Ceniza
CatalanDimecres de cendra, Dimecres de Cendra

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