Ash Hemwhen Is Ash Wednesday 2024. Ash wednesday always falls six and a half weeks before easter. Ash wednesday is the first day of lent.

Ash wednesday is named after the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of faithful as a reminder of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to god. Ash wednesday begins the 40 days in which the church calls the faithful to conversion and to truly prepare to live the mysteries of.