Pulvering day is an obsolete name for which day in the Christian calendar?

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Pulvering day is an obsolete name for which day in the Christian calendar?

2006-12-13 22:05:28 · 3 answers · asked by Codge 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

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In the old Latin tradition of Ash Wednesday the priest would put ashes on the forehead of the people and say "Memento homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris." (Remember man that thou are dust and unto dust thou shall return.)

2006-12-14 00:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Pulver Wednesday, or pulvering day, is an obsolete form for Ash Wednesday. The origin is Latin pulvis, which means powder - pretty much like ash.

2006-12-13 23:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Try this web-site, it has loads of historical calendar info.
Hope it helps.

2006-12-13 22:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by Mushin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋