Ash Wednesday in United States - 2024
14 Feb 2024, Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is a Christian observance that marks the first day of Lent, which is prior to Easter.
How many days ago was Ash Wednesday 2024? [Countup]
How many months ago was Ash Wednesday 2024?
2 Months, 15 Days
How many weeks ago was Ash Wednesday 2024?
10 Weeks, 5 Days
How many days ago was Ash Wednesday 2024?
75 Days
How many hours ago was Ash Wednesday 2024?
1,800 Hours
How many minutes ago was Ash Wednesday 2024?
108,000 Minutes
When was Ash Wednesday in United States 2024?
14 February 2024, Wednesday
About: Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter. Ash Wednesday is observed by Catholics, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, and United Protestants, as well as by some churches in the Reformed, Baptist, Methodist and Nazarene traditions. Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed with fasting and abstinence from meat in several Christian denominations. As it is the first day of Lent, many Christians begin Ash Wednesday by marking a Lenten calendar, praying a Lenten daily devotional, and making a Lenten sacrifice that they will not partake of until the arrival of Eastertide. Many Christians attend special Ash Wednesday church services at which churchgoers receive ash on their foreheads or the top of their heads, as the wearing of ashes was a sign of repentance in biblical times.
| Observed by | Many Western Christians |
|---|---|
| Observances | Holy Mass, Divine Service, Holy Qurbana, Service of worship, Fasting and abstinence, Placing of ashes on the head |
| Date | 46 days before Easter Sunday |
| date | 46 days before Easter Sunday |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras, Shrovetide/Carnival, Lent, Easter, Eastertide |
| Wikidata description | first day of Lent in the Western Christian and Catholic calendar |
| Wikidata id | Q123542 |
| Wikidata label | Ash Wednesday |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
Ash Wednesday (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Common local holiday |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 4 | Canada | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | National holiday |
| 6 | Iceland | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 7 | Italy | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 8 | Jamaica | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | National holiday |
| 9 | Mexico | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance,Christian |
| 10 | Nigeria | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance,Christian |
| 11 | Spain | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
| 12 | United States | 14 Feb, Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |