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As a young lad growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Pittsburg, my school uniform consisted of corduroys the color of Ash Wednesday, a white dress shirt and a maroon V-neck sweater.
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Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
Ash Wednesday this year – one of the most somber celebrations in the Catholic calendar, marking the beginning of Lent – saw a flurry of videos posted by Gen Z showing off their ashy foreheads.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Over the final weekend before Ash Wednesday, the city casts off the darkness of wintertime with open-air parades and street festivities.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
In 1961, Swit appeared in the Circle in the Square production of The Balcony and later toured with the national company of Ash Wednesday.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
Ash Wednesday this year – one of the most somber celebrations in the Catholic calendar, marking the beginning of Lent – saw a flurry of videos posted by Gen Z showing off their ashy foreheads.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Over the final weekend before Ash Wednesday, the city casts off the darkness of wintertime with open-air parades and street festivities.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
In 1961, Swit appeared in the Circle in the Square production of The Balcony and later toured with the national company of Ash Wednesday.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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