Ash Wednesday

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Christian_feast
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:prayer
reflection
fasting
repentance
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:memorial
gptkb:observance
gptkbp:cultural_impact influences film
influences music
influences art and literature
influences social practices
gptkbp:date varies each year
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Shrove_Tuesday
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:sacrifice
gptkb:prayer
self-examination
almsgiving
gptkbp:has_tradition Lenten practices
imposition of ashes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ash Wednesday
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in many countries worldwide
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Methodists
gptkb:Christians
gptkb:Roman_Catholics
gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkb:Anglicans
Lutherans
gptkbp:is_often_used_in Remember that you are dust
Repent and believe in the Gospel
gptkbp:notable_technique gptkb:confession
meditation
spiritual retreats
reading scripture
attending church services
fasting from certain foods
participating in community service
reflection on mortality
commitment to personal growth
engaging in charitable acts
gptkbp:occurs_in the first day of Lent
gptkbp:opening_ceremony purple
gptkbp:origin gptkb:early_Christian_church
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Holy_Week
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Easter
gptkbp:season gptkb:spring
gptkb:Lent
Christian liturgical year
gptkbp:significance marks the beginning of Lent
gptkbp:symbolism dust to dust
gptkbp:tradition receiving ashes on the forehead
gptkbp:waste_management burned palm leaves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:Seven_Psalms
gptkb:Lent
gptkb:Venice_Carnival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4