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Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. [ 1] In countries which have Friday as their holiday, Wednesday is the fifth day of the week. In countries which use the Sunday-first convention, and in both the Islamic and Jewish calendars, Wednesday is ...
Holy Wednesday. In Christianity, Holy Wednesday commemorates the Bargain of Judas as a clandestine spy among the disciples. [1] It is also called Spy Wednesday, [2] or Good Wednesday (in Western Christianity ), [3] and Great and Holy Wednesday (in Eastern Christianity ). In Western Christianity many churches of various denominations observe the ...
Names of the days of the week. Italian cameo bracelet representing the days of the week, corresponding to the planets as Roman gods: Diana as the Moon for Monday, Mars for Tuesday, Mercury for Wednesday, Jupiter for Thursday, Venus for Friday, Saturn for Saturday, and Apollo as the Sun for Sunday. Middle 19th century, Walters Art Museum. In ...
Yup. It's Hump Day — otherwise known as "Wednesday" and while that name is still printed on our calendars, the former has taken over in everyday conversation. And no — this wasn't ...
Days of week on Hebrew calendar. The modern Hebrew calendar has been designed to ensure that certain holy days and festivals do not fall on certain days of the week. As a result, there are only four possible patterns of days on which festivals can fall. (Note that Jewish days start at sunset of the preceding day indicated in this article.)
Holy Week. The entry of Jesus and his disciples into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, is the last week of Lent, between Palm Sunday and the dusk of Maundy Thursday. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Palm Sunday along with the Saturday of Lazarus marks the two-day transition between the 40 days of Great Lent and Holy Week.
Ash Wednesday is the start of the Easter season as it marks the beginning of Lent. Though the day itself is not mentioned in the Bible, ashes are often used as a symbol of sorrow for sin in the ...
Ash Wednesday. This article is about the day of fasting. For other uses, see Ash Wednesday (disambiguation). Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter.