When Is Ash Wednesday 2016?

Question: When Is Ash Wednesday 2016?

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. (In the Eastern Catholic Churches, the first day of Lent is Clean Monday.) When is Ash Wednesday 2016?

Answer:

Ash Wednesday falls on February 10, 2016, 46 days before Easter 2016. (For more on why Lent is 40 days long but Ash Wednesday falls 46 days before Easter, see How Is the Date of Ash Wednesday Calculated?

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For the date of Ash Wednesday in other years, see When Is Ash Wednesday? And since Ash Wednesday is a day of strict fasting and abstinence (see Can Catholics Eat Meat on Ash Wednesday? for details), check out these meatless Lent recipes for Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent.

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