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  2. Holy Wednesday - Wikipedia

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    Holy Wednesday and other named days and day ranges around Lent and Easter in Western Christianity, with the fasting days of Lent numbered. Czech Republic: the day is traditionally called Ugly Wednesday, Soot-Sweeping Wednesday or Black Wednesday, because chimneys used to be swept on this day, to be clean for Easter. [26]

  3. Holy Week - Wikipedia

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    Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.

  4. Holy Saturday - Wikipedia

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    Holy Saturday (Latin: Sabbatum Sanctum), also known as Great and Holy Saturday (also Holy and Great Saturday), Low Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday (in Portugal and Brazil), Saturday of the Glory, Sábado de Gloria, and Black Saturday or Easter Eve, [1] and called "Joyous Saturday", "the Saturday of Light", and "Mega Sabbatun" among Coptic Christians, is the final day of Holy ...

  5. When and what is Ash Wednesday? Why Christians wear ... - AOL

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    According to christianity.com, the Bible references this in Genesis 2:7: "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a ...

  6. What Is 'Ash Wednesday' and Why Is It Celebrated? - AOL

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    The ashes used for Ash Wednesday are the burnt remains of the palm branches used the previous year on Palm Sunday. Each year, these branches are burned down into a fine powder, often mixed with ...

  7. What is Ash Wednesday and why is it important in the ... - AOL

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    Ash Wednesday is a significant day in the Christian calendar, as it denotes the beginning of the Christ observance of Lent, which precedes Easter. This year, the day falls on Wednesday 14 February ...

  8. Tenebrae - Wikipedia

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    Tenebrae (/ ˈ t ɛ n ə b r eɪ,-b r i / [1] —Latin for 'darkness') is a religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a "strepitus" or "loud noise" taking place in total darkness near the end of the service.

  9. 38 Meaningful Ash Wednesday Bible Verses to Reflect On - AOL

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    Bible verses for Ash Wednesday help you pray and reflect on the meaning behind the day, and the Lenten season's traditions of repentance, fasting, and humility.