Wednesday is an important religious holiday for many, marking the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Fish fry dinners will abound Wednesday and on every Friday between now and Easter; check out the restaurant directory on Wauwatosa Patch for places to
FASTING: Catholics who are 18 year old and up, until their 59th birthday (when you begin your 60th year), are bound to fast (1 full meal and 2 “snacks” that don't ad up to a full meal) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
[Ed. Note: Innovative idea, or Just Nuts? You tell me. Ashes to Go website is at www.ashestogo.org. Cheryl M. Wetzel]. http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Celebrating-Ash-Wednesday-outside-of-Starbucks-3339909.php
Fat Tuesday will give way to a more solemn occasion — Ash Wednesday — and then a 40-day period of self-sacrifice known as Lent. Fat Tuesday, the English translation of the French "Mardi Gras," signals the official end of Carnival season,
Wednesday is an important religious holiday for many, marking the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday. Fish fry dinners will abound Wednesday and on every Friday between now and Easter; check out the restaurant directory on Wauwatosa Patch for places to
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