ash wednesday

lay one on me! carnival enthusiasts celebrate the beginning of the carnival season in germany which lasts until ash wednesday.

德国狂热的嘉年华爱好者开始庆祝狂欢节的开始，庆祝活动将一直持续到圣灰节结束。

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On Ash Wednesday, people traditionally start fasting for 40 days, eating only simple food.

从传统意义上来讲，人们将会在这天开始进行为期40天的大斋，并只食用简单的食物。

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This is a religious holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.

这也是复活节前第七个星期三之前（大斋节的开始）要庆祝的宗教节日。

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People eat well the day before Ash Wednesday and hold celebrations.

人们会在圣灰星期三之前吃得饱饱的，并举办庆祝活动。

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2004-On Ash Wednesday, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is released in movie theaters across the United States, grossing approximately$ 370 million domestically.

2004年的今天，在复活节前的第七个星期三，梅尔·吉布森的电影《耶稣受难》在全美的影院中播映，国内票房总收入近3亿七千万美元。

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It is called Ash Wednesday because priests draw a small cross on the foreheads of people in church.

之所以叫做圣灰星期三的原因是，在这一天中，神父会在教堂中向人们的额头画十字。

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In some churches, the palms that are used on Palm Sunday are saved and burned into ashes for Ash Wednesday.

在一些教堂中，在棕枝全日为了灰节将保存起来的棕榈叶烧为灰烬。

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Many Christians around the world celebrate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent.

全球许多基督徒都庆祝圣灰星期三，这天也是大斋日的首日。

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So the Christians will begin to fast after Ash Wednesday?

圣灰星期三后教徒们就要斋戒是吗？

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It is the name of a celebration that takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period of Lent.

这一天是圣灰星期三之前的一项庆祝节日，也预示着40天大斋活动的开始。

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Mardi Gras ( French for "Fat Tuesday") is a celebration, sometimes called" Carnival," practiced around the world, on the Tuesday prior to Ash Wednesday.

狂欢节“也称为”嘉年华“。在早期，它横跨星期三和圣灰星期四，是一个全世界都进行的庆典。

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Many Catholics will fast completely on Ash Wednesday or just have bread and water.

许多天主教教徒会在圣灰星期三完全斋戒，或者是只食用面包和水。

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Americans are more familiar with Mardi Gras, which is also on the day before Ash Wednesday and is a very similar celebration.

美国人对狂欢节更加熟悉，这天是复活节前第七个星期三的前一天，庆祝活动与薄饼节相似。

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The dates of the carnival vary year depending on the date of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

每年狂欢节的时间都根据圣灰星期三来定，即四旬斋的第一天。

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Mardi Gras is always the day before Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins, and always falls exactly 46 days before Easter.

狂欢节是永远在灰色周三之前，也就是四旬斋开始前，正好在复活节前面46天。

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It begins on Ash Wednesday.

四旬斋开始于圣灰星期三。

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Iceland's volcano erupted Wednesday and has since been spewing ash several miles into the air.

周三喷发的冰岛火山已经向空中喷入几十英里的火山灰.

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Mardi Gras is the final day ofa three-day period, which starts on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Gras也是三天的最后一天，此项节日开始于圣灰星期三之前的周日。

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Think of foot washing this way: just as we wear ashes on our heads to produce repentance on Ash Wednesday, so we wash feet on Maundy Thursday to inspire humility and service.

我们可以这样来思考洗脚：就好像在圣灰日的时候我们披麻戴灰来立志悔改，那么在濯足节我们以洗脚来激励谦卑和服事。

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Traditionally made of papier-mache by mascherari, the masks are used during Carnevale celebrations that envelop Venice for two weeks before Ash Wednesday.

威尼斯传统面具由纸制成，通常在威尼斯狂欢节中使用。

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Meanwhile, German air traffic control said its air traffic won't be affected by a possible return of the volcanic ash cloud before Wednesday.

以此同时，德国空中交通管制部门宣布，除了火山灰云飘回外，德国的航空在下周三前不会受到影响。

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Ash Wednesday falls between February the 4th and March the 10th each year, depending on the date of Easter.

每年圣灰星期三的举办日期为2月4日到3月18日，日期要取决于复活节的日期。

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Is Ash Wednesday a Christian holiday?

圣灰星期三是个基督教节日吗？

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