Ash Wednesday

Etymology
From, , from , + , , from the custom of using the blessed ashes of the previous year's palm fronds (cf. ) to mark the heads of the congregation on the day.

Noun

 * 1)  The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year,  traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
 * 2)  A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries
 * 1)  A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries

Translations

 * Armenian: Մոխրոտ չորեքշաբթի
 * Basque: Hausterre-egun
 * Catalan: Dimecres de cendra
 * Cebuano: Miyerkoles sa Badlis
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 大齋首日, 聖灰星期三
 * Czech:
 * Danish: askeonsdag
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: øskudagur
 * Finnish: tuhkakeskiviikko
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: πρώτη Τετάρτη της Σαρακοστής
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: Rabu Abu
 * Irish: Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
 * Italian: Mercoledì delle Ceneri,
 * Japanese: 灰の水曜日
 * Kashubian: Pòpielnô Strzoda
 * Korean: 재의 수요일
 * Latin: Diēs Cinerum, fēria quārta cinerum
 * Latvian: Pelnu diena
 * Malay: Rabu Abu
 * Maltese: l-Erbgħa ta' l-Irmied, Ras ir-Randan
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: askeonsdag
 * Nynorsk: oskeonsdag
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: quarta-feira de cinzas
 * Russian: Пе́пельная среда́
 * Scottish Gaelic: Diciadain na Luathadh
 * Sicilian: mèrcuri dî cìnniri
 * Slovak: Popolcová streda, Škaredá streda
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: šwigawa
 * Spanish: miércoles de ceniza
 * Swahili: Jumatano ya Majivu
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: Miyerkoles ng Abo
 * Welsh: Mercher y Lludw
 * Yola: die oaskean