Mark your calenders! Lent starts tomorrow.
Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10.
According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this forty day liturgical period of prayer and fasting.
Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are burned. This practice is common in much of Christendom, being celebrated by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and some Baptist denominations.
Source- Wikipedia
Ash Wednesday, aka Epic Hangover Day
Fuck. I really hate Ash Wednesday. Around Boston it seems like 90% of the people are all of a sudden practicing Catholics. Ugh, nothing more disappointing than seeing a formerly revered and seemingly intelligent person walking around with a soot cross on their forehead. What century is this?
crazy cat peekin through a lace bandana... 