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A quick look at your calendar and you’ll see why: Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day this year. If you observe Ash Wednesday, it could pose quite a predicament, too. What Ash Wednesday is unusual as a day that is not a holy day of obligation but still widely observed as a devotional day, with people attending church to receive their ash. I would recommend this year that celebrations associated with St. Valentine take advantage of the proximity of Shrove Tuesday—“Fat Tuesday,” the feast before the fast of In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) Why is Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day this year? Ash Wednesday is not a fixed date. Its timing is tied to Easter Sunday, and for most Christians, Easter will fall on March 31 this year. In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. Jay Janner | Austin American-Statesman via AP, File Go Deeper. In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events its Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. Credit: AP/Jay Janner By The Associated Press Updated February 14, 2024 In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) by: HOLLY MEYER, Associated Press In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) by: Zach Myers Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in March, almost a full month later. FILE - A Mexican mariachi band surrounded by heart-shaped balloons awaits the arrival of a couple’s marriage proposal ceremony at the Lake Hollywood Park in Los Angeles on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2022. In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. IN case you haven’t checked your February 2024 calendar yet, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day. With two seemingly contrasting holidays sharing the same date — as the start of the liturgical 40-day season of Lent requires fasting and abstinence while the most romantic day of the year encourages luxurious indulgences — this year But the Gregorian calendar answers to no one. All this stuff was worked out years ago — by minds greater than ours. When is Ash Wednesday? Valentine's Day is, of course, always Feb. 14. ASH WEDNESDAY. Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of the Lenten season for Christians. It takes place 46 days before Easter and the day after Shrove Tuesday. Wed February 14, 1945 in U.S.: Valentine's Day, Ash Wednesday. Valentine's Day is a special day dedicated to love and affection. It's a time for people to express their love and appreciation for one another, often through the exchange of cards, flowers, and romantic gestures. So, if we were faced with the dilemma of secular Valentine’s Day parties on Ash Wednesday itself, I would make a point of giving Ash Wednesday precedence. Attending Mass and receiving ashes together as a family, and making food-related sacrifices like forgoing treats and snacks are good ways to show kids how important Ash Wednesday is. The rare alignment of Valentine's Day with Ash Wednesday this year sparks intrigue, blending the celebration of love with a solemn day of introspection and penitence. Ash Wednesday is celebrated on Wednesday seven weeks before Easter and the day after Mardi Gras also referred to as Fat Tuesday. This is a Christian observance which represents the first day of Lent and the starting of approximately 6 weeks of fasting and penance. Days to Ash Wesndesday 2016. Wednesday, February 10th is day number 41 of the
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