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Pastor Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia and an activist and author, has called on the faith community to start a 40-day fast from shopping at Target during Lent starting on March 5, which is Ash Wednesday.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The biggest events include the Carnival Queen Election, a sparkling, elaborate-couture costume contest, and the Burial of the Sardine, a quirky but serious funeral procession on Ash Wednesday, when a huge fish is paraded through town and ceremonially buried.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
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Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
—Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Following the Christian liturgical calendar, Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, which falls before Ash Wednesday.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The biggest events include the Carnival Queen Election, a sparkling, elaborate-couture costume contest, and the Burial of the Sardine, a quirky but serious funeral procession on Ash Wednesday, when a huge fish is paraded through town and ceremonially buried.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
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Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
—Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Following the Christian liturgical calendar, Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, which falls before Ash Wednesday.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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