who celebrates ash wendesday?

Question

I know believers but what kind?

Answer 1

+ Ashes in the Bible +

"O daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, roll in the ashes." (Jeremiah 6:26)

"I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes." (Daniel 9:3)

"When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes." (Jonah 3:6)

"And all the Israelite men, women and children who lived in Jerusalem prostrated themselves in front of the temple building, with ashes strewn on their heads, displaying their sackcloth covering before the Lord." (Judith 4:11; see also 4:15 and 9:1)

"That day they fasted and wore sackcloth; they sprinkled ashes on their heads and tore their clothes." (1 Maccabees 3:47; see also 4:39)

Jesus refers to the use of sackcloth and ashes as signs of repentance: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes." (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13)

+ Ash Wednesday +

As the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday calls us to the conversion journey that marks the season.

As those preparing to join the Church enter the final stage of their preparation for the Easter sacraments, we are all called to walk with them so that we will be prepared to renew our baptismal promises when Easter arrives.

When we receive ashes on our foreheads, we remember:
+ Who we are
+ That we are creatures of the earth
. "Remember that you are dust"
+ That we are mortal beings
. "and to dust you will return"
+ That we are baptized
+ That we are people on a journey of conversion
. "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel"
+ That we are members of the body of Christ
+ That smudge on our foreheads will proclaim that identity to others, too

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

People Here Were told not to eat pork or beef during Ash Wednesday but they eat fish and Drank too much! Haha, Even they celebrated, they don't know the essence.

Answer 3

We do (Catholics) and so do Episcopals(AKA Anglicans). The Orthodox do also but they use a different liturgical calendar than we do. I believe that Lutherans also celebrate Lent like we do. I am not sure about the multitude of other Protestant groups. Some are very much like us and may also.

Answer 4

Christians within the Roman Catholic Church, Lutherans and some others.

Those who do not is mostly of the Reformed traditions.

Answer 5

I especially like how you worded your question. Who celebrates it? It is a celebration for those who understand it's significance. Otherwise, it's a black smudge on a few foreheads. You don't have to belong to any certain denomination to celebrate it.

Answer 6

Catholics.

And people who drank too much on Fat Tuesday and are glad they gave up alcohol for lent.

Answer 7

I think it is primarily a Catholic tradition. Anyone of any faith is welcome at the Catholic church to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday.

Answer 8

Not I, said Char.
I know Catholics do, but I think there are some others too. [Episcopal?]

Answer 9

Mainly Catholics.

Answer 10

CATHOLICS