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Ash Wednesday, Lent

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 17h

Ash Wednesday is coming up next week. Here’s what to know

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is around the corner. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality,

When is Easter 2025? What you need to know about Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday, more

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. Lent runs through April 17, 2025. Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week which commemorates Jesus Christ's entry to Jerusalem, is on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

When does Lent start in 2025? What to know before Ash Wednesday

Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, also lasts for 40 days, or around six and half weeks. If you are planning to observe the period of sacrifice, you may be wondering when Lent starts in 2025. Below you'll find the date the Christian observation begins along with details on Ash Wednesday, when Lent ends, and what day Easter falls on this year.

Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass

Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud

Nearly 2,000 years after a young man died in the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, scientists have discovered that his brain was preserved when it turned to glass in an extremely hot cloud of ash. Researchers found the glass in 2020 and speculated that it was a fossilised brain but did not know how it had formed.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Vesuvius Volcano Ash Cloud Cooked Roman Man's Brain Into Glass Fossil

A unique, dark-colored glass found inside the skull of a Roman killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is his brain—cooked into a fossil by an ash cloud. This is the horrific revelation of an international team of researchers who analyzed the glass to determine what conditions would have been needed to produce it.

Ars Technica · 1d

Study: Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass

For several years now, we've been following a tantalizing story indicating that the high heat of the ash cloud generated when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD was sufficiently hot to turn one of the victim's brains into glass.

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Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday as worst is apparently over in pope's pneumonia battle

Pope Francis reached the two-week mark recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical ...

Pope will not lead Ash Wednesday services

While Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash ...

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What Notre Dame hiring Ja’Juan Seider and Chris Ash says about Marcus Freeman

It's on Freeman to be ready for change and able to expand his coaching network beyond the familiar. So far, so good.

Duke Energy asks EPA to roll back carbon pollution and coal ash regulations

The letter addresses two sets of rules. One regulates how utilities manage coal combustion waste, known as coal ash. The ...

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Ash Grove Fire Protection District breaks ground on new firehouse

A big moment for the Ash Grove Fire Protection District as it broke ground on a new facility Friday afternoon.

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Avatar Fire and Ash – Everything We Know, First Look, Cast, Release Date

James Cameron hit headlines again earlier this week when stories started circulating on social media that the three-time ...

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IN THE GARDEN: The Emerald Ash Borer is attacking ash trees in Arkansas

I noticed a little bark missing from one of our ash trees. I have several other ash trees on my property and a couple of them ...

Us Weekly on MSN10h

Volcanic Ash in Skincare? This Is the Cleanser You Didn’t Know You Needed

Did you know that volcanic ash is a wonderful detoxifier? If you struggle with acne, the Blu Atlas cleanser could make a ...

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