How do you say MIERCOLES DE CENIZA in English?

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MIERCOLES DE CENIZAS is ASH WEDNESDAY in English and is mostly a Catholic tradition.
It is important because it marks the end of Carnival and the beginning of Lent.
Lent commemorates the forty-day period Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert.
What Catholics do is attend mass on this day which is usually the first Wednesday in March.
This mass event is different from others because there is one more rite added: the imposition of the sign of the Holy Cross on the attendees' foreheads.
In order to draw the cross sign, catholic priests use ash, hence the name ASH WEDNESDAY.
ASH WEDNESDAY also demands from observant Christians the practice of fasting and abstinence, but very few seem inclined to do so these days. 

Comments

Josue Carchipulla said…
sincerely I had no idea how it was called but researching I think they call it ash wednesday, it is very curious because I did not believe that in the countries of Europe or the United States they have this custom but I see that religion crosses all possible borders and cultures.
March 4, 2022 at 7:04 PM
Maite Andrade said…
It's funny how culture travels from country to country, ash wednesday is very common in all Latin American countries but I rarely heard of it being celebrated in the United States. I think you can discover other kind of customs more in depth.
March 4, 2022 at 9:36 PM
Gianella Apolinario said…
It is evident that culture, customs and religions transcend any language because I thought it was only a Latin tradition.
June 23, 2023 at 10:29 PM
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