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Ash Wednesday is a moveable feast, which occurs on the fortieth day ( excluding Sundays ) before the Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord ( Easter Sunday ).
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* Ash Wednesday, Christian religious holiday
On Rosenmontag, or the Monday before Ash Wednesday, crowds of people line the streets, wearing masks.
This day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins, is also known as Mardi Gras, a French phrase which translates as " Fat Tuesday " to mark the last consumption of eggs and dairy before Lent begins.
Their proposals include always observing Easter on the second Sunday in April, or always having seven Sundays between the Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, producing the same result except that in leap years Easter could fall on 7 April.
In Western Christianity, Easter is preceded by Lent, a period of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts forty days ( not counting Sundays ).
* Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest ; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday ( Christianity ), and its related observances:
* Earliest day on which Ash Wednesday can fall, while March 10 is the latest ; celebrated on the first day of Lent.
* 1983 – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
On what came to be referred to as " Ash Wednesday ", at British headquarters, rear echelon units, and the British Embassy, the British frantically burned confidential papers in anticipation of the entry of Axis troops into the city.
A third album in the Connick on Piano series, Chanson du Vieux Carré was released in 2007, and Connick received two Grammy nominations for the track " Ash Wednesday ", for the Grammy awards in 2008.
* Ash Wednesday ( February 4 to March 10 in regular years, February 5 to March 10 in leap years )
* 1962 – Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 begins on the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States.
* Ash Wednesday – 46 days before Easter.
See Ash Wednesday above.
Carnival starts the Saturday prior to Ash Wednesday and goes on for four days.
In 1958, Pope Pius XII declared the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus as Shrove Tuesday ( the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday ) for all Roman Catholics.
The palms are saved in many churches to be burned the following year as the source of ashes used in Ash Wednesday services.
Quinquagesima is the name used in the Western Church for the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
Since the forty days of the Lenten fast does not include Sundays, the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, succeeds Quinquagesima Sunday by only three days.
Turner once called observers of Ash Wednesday " Jesus freaks ," though he apologized, and dubbed opponents of abortion " bozos.
The devotion was eventually approved by Pope Pius XII in 1958 and he formally declared the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus as Shrove Tuesday ( the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday ) for all Roman Catholics.
Along with these, there are also special services for holy days such as All Saints Day, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil.
* March 7 – Ash Wednesday Storm: A snow storm batters the Mid-Atlantic.
* February 16 – The Ash Wednesday fires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 76 people, in one of Australia's worst bushfires ever.
* February 25 – Ash Wednesday
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* Ash ( analytical chemistry ), the compounds that remain after a scientific sample is burned ; commonly reported as a percentage on pet food labels
* Ash ( Persian food ), similar to soup but thicker, which is usually served hot
Continuing from Evil Dead II, Ash Williams is trapped in the Middle Ages and battles the undead in his quest to return to the present.
After being pulled through a time portal, Ash Williams lands in 1300 AD, where he is almost immediately captured by Lord Arthur's men, who suspect him to be an agent for Duke Henry, with whom Arthur is at war.
Ash is thrown in a pit where he fights off a Deadite and regains his weapons from Arthur's Wise Man.
After demanding Henry and his men be set free ( as he knew Henry was innocent, and his persecution was simply a witch hunt ) and killing a deadite in full view of everyone, Ash is celebrated as a hero.
According to the Wise Man, the only way Ash can return to his time is to retrieve the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.
Later, Ash is at the S-Mart store telling a male co-worker ( Ted Raimi ) all about his adventure back in time, and how he could have been king.
The game cover itself is a parody of Army of Darkness, while Duke poses as Ash Williams.
He tells Ash that there is an alternate trail through the woods before passing out, and Linda and Cheryl start laughing maniacally at their predicament.
The two women suddenly seem to snap out of their possession, but it is revealed to be a trick when Ash almost releases Cheryl from the cellar and she tries to strangle him through the door.
Linda sneaks in through the backdoor and attacks Ash with a ceremonial dagger, but Ash is able to take the dagger from her and impale her through her torso, seemingly killing her.
Ash then notices that the Book of the Dead has fallen near the fireplace and is starting to burn, as are Cheryl and Scotty, giving the illusion that disposal of the book into the fire will destroy the demons.
Ash is able to grab the book after several attempts and tosses it into the fireplace just as Cheryl raises the poker to impale him.
* Bruce Campbell as Ashley " Ash " Williams: Ash is the last survivor of the group and the main protagonist of the film.
Ash is a young man who only wanted to take his friends on a trip into the woods, unaware of what to expect.
Ash is then forced to decapitate his girlfriend for his own safety.
After he buries her, a spirit is seen on the hunt for Ash.
Ash becomes briefly possessed by the demon, but when day breaks the spirit is gone, and Ash is back to normal.
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