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Since this day is considered the beginning of Lent, Catholics aged 14 and older are instructed to not eat meat on this day, or the remaining Fridays during the Lenten season.
The Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the ember week were days of fast and abstinence, though the Wednesday and Saturday were often only days of partial abstinence. In addition, Catholics were required to abstain from meat (but not fast) on all other Fridays, unless the Friday coincided with a holy day of obligation.
The chancel of a church on Ash Wednesday 2015 (the veiled altar cross and purple paraments are customary during Lent). Ash Wednesday marks the start of a 40-day period which is an allusion to the separation of Jesus in the desert to fast and pray. During this time he was tempted. Matthew 4:1–11, Mark 1:12–13, and Luke 4:1–13. [148]
In the Lutheran Church, Fridays and Saturdays are historically considered meat-free days. [7] In addition to the Fridays of the year, in Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday—the first day of the repentance themed season of Lent—is a traditional day of fasting and abstinence from meat. [8] [9]
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Confession, the ritual burning of the previous year's Palm Sunday branches, finalizing one's Lenten sacrifice, eating pancakes and other sweets: Date: Concluding day of Carnival or Shrovetide; the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is always placed 47 days before the western Easter Sunday: 2025 date: March 4: 2026 ...
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