Ash Wednesday

Name: Ash Wednesday
Start: 2030-03-06
Location: Iceland

Wednesday, March 6, 2030

Timezone:

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· Iceland

Observance

1218DAYS UNTIL

Weekday

Wednesday

Week

Day of year

Country

🇮🇸 IS

ISK

About this holiday

Ash Wednesday opens the Christian season of Lent, 46 days before Easter Sunday. Worshippers receive a cross of ashes on the forehead as a sign of penitence. It falls between early February and early March, immediately after Carnival and Shrove Tuesday.

Ash Wednesday · 2025–2030

2025Wednesday, March 5
2026Wednesday, February 18
2027Wednesday, February 10
2028Wednesday, March 1
2029Wednesday, February 14
2030Wednesday, March 6

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