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The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
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Topics: Christianity
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A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries
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Qualifier: cocktail
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the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Christian holy day
From Middle English Aschewednysday, Axwednesdai, from asshe, axe (“ash”) + Wednesdai, Wednysday (“Wednesday”), from the custom of using the blessed ashes of the previous year's palm fronds (cf. Palm Sunday) to mark the heads of the congregation on the day. By surface analysis, ash + Wednesday.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
Մոխրոտ չորեքշաբթի
(Moxrot čʻorekʻšabtʻi)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Basque:
Hausterre-egun
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Catalan:
Dimecres de cendra
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Cebuano:
Miyerkoles sa Badlis
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Chinese Mandarin:
大齋首日 /大斋首日
(dàzhāi-shǒurì)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Chinese Mandarin:
聖灰星期三 /圣灰星期三
(shèng-huī-xīngqīsān)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Czech:
Popeleční středa
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Danish:
askeonsdag
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Dutch:
Aswoensdag
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Faroese:
øskudagur
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Finnish:
tuhkakeskiviikko
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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French:
mercredi des Cendres
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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German:
Aschermittwoch
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Greek:
πρώτη Τετάρτη της Σαρακοστής
(próti Tetárti tis Sarakostís)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Hungarian:
hamvazószerda
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Indonesian:
Rabu Abu
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Irish:
Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Italian:
Mercoledì delle Ceneri
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Italian:
Ceneri
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Japanese:
灰の水曜日
(hai-no suiyōbi)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Kashubian:
Pòpielnô Strzoda
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Korean:
재의 수요일
(jae'ui suyoil)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Ladin:
Capion
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Latin:
Diēs Cinerum
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Latin:
fēria quārta cinerum
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Latvian:
Pelnu diena
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Malay:
Rabu Abu
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Maltese:
l-Erbgħa ta’ l-Irmied
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Maltese:
Ras ir-Randan
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Norwegian Bokmål:
askeonsdag
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
oskeonsdag
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Polish:
Środa Popielcowa
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Polish:
Popielec
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Portuguese:
quarta-feira de cinzas
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Russian:
Пе́пельная среда́
(Pépelʹnaja sredá)
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Scottish Gaelic:
Diciadain na Luathadh
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Sicilian:
mèrcuri dî cìnniri
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Slovak:
Popolcová streda
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Slovak:
Škaredá streda
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Lower Sorbian:
šwigawa
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Spanish:
miércoles de ceniza
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Swahili:
Jumatano ya Majivu
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Swedish:
askonsdag
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Tagalog:
Miyerkoles ng Abo
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Vietnamese:
Thứ Tư Lễ Tro
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Welsh:
Mercher y Lludw
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
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Yola:
die oaskean
— the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
