What Day Is Ash Wednesday Calendar 2025. Tags holidays and traditions ash wednesday subjects. Many christians, including the anglican tradition, will mark the forehead with ashes in the sign of the cross.
Lent is a christian annual period that starts on ash wednesday lasting for 40 days (not including sundays) representing the 40 days jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. It is so called because of the use of ashes on this day to symbolize penance, fasting, and prayer.