What is the Wednesday after Fat Tuesday called?

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is the final day of Carnival or Shrovetide before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, a season of fasting and penance in the Christian tradition.

The Wednesday after Fat Tuesday is called Ash Wednesday. On this day, many Christians receive ashes on their forehead as a sign of repentance and mortality. The ashes are usually made from the burned palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the 40-day period of Lent, which ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Lent is a time of preparation for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection on Easter. During Lent, Christians often practice fasting, prayer, almsgiving, and other forms of self-denial.

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday are part of a rich and ancient tradition that connects Christians to their faith and to each other. They remind us of the joy of God’s grace and the call to repentance and conversion.