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The Mardi Gras season officially begins January 6 on Twelfth Night and runs through the day before Ash Wednesday.
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Held annually in the days before Ash Wednesday, Rio Carnival is the biggest carnival in the world.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Communion was finally permitted to be brought into the Broadview facility in February on Ash Wednesday, under a preliminary injunction following a lengthy legal battle.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Carnival kicks off the Sunday prior to Ash Wednesday here, and this month-long season is marked by two main parades, the Gran Marcha and the Marcha di Despedida (The Farewell March).
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Held annually in the days before Ash Wednesday, Rio Carnival is the biggest carnival in the world.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Communion was finally permitted to be brought into the Broadview facility in February on Ash Wednesday, under a preliminary injunction following a lengthy legal battle.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Carnival kicks off the Sunday prior to Ash Wednesday here, and this month-long season is marked by two main parades, the Gran Marcha and the Marcha di Despedida (The Farewell March).
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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