Question: When Is Ash Wednesday?
The date of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, changes every year. When is Ash Wednesday?
Answer: Ash Wednesday always falls 46 days before Easter. (See What Determines the Date of Ash Wednesday? for more information.) Because it is dependent on the date of Easter (see When Is Easter?), and Easter is a moveable feast, the date of Ash Wednesday changes every year, too.
The following articles give the date when Ash Wednesday will be celebrated in each of the next several years:
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2011?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2012?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2013?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2014?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2015?
Related FAQs on Ash Wednesday:
- How Is the Date of Ash Wednesday Calculated?
- What Determines the Date of Ash Wednesday?
- When Does Lent Start?
- How Are the 40 Days of Lent Calculated?
- How Is the Date of Easter Calculated?
- When Is Easter?
More FAQs on Ash Wednesday:
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