Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday: All You Need To Know, How It All Started

Feb 17, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday, this year’s celebration is a unique one due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ash Wednesday marks the onset of the Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and abstinence. It is also known as the ‘Day of Ashes’. So called because on that day at church the faithful have their foreheads marked with … Read more

Nigerian Catholics Mark Ash Wednesday In Black Attire, See Why

Feb 26, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Catholics in Nigeria are marking Ash Wednesday wearing black attires to protest against the rate of security challenges in the country. The Catholic Bishops of Nigeria were quoted in a statement asking faithful to wear black or at least black armbands as a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims of kidnapping and other … Read more