{"id":39764,"date":"2026-02-18T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/?p=39764"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:31:27","slug":"ash-wednesday-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stiftadmont.at\/en\/blog\/aschermittwoch-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id='lightpress__section--block_046132b583225ef135b3d1693f1773da' class='lightpress__section--default-section-space lightpress__section lightpress__section--content'><div class=\"content__inner\"\n         x-init=\"initContentBlockAnim($el)\">\n        \n    <div class=\"content__grid content__grid\">\n                                            <div class=\"content__box content__box--one-hundred\"\n                 style=\"\">\n                                \n                \n                                            <div class=\"prose\"><h5 class=\"heading-m line line-above line--gold\">Aschermittwoch 2026<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mittwoch, 18. Februar 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Der <strong>Aschermittwoch <\/strong>ist ein wichtiger Tag im christlichen Kirchenjahr und markiert den Beginn der 40-t\u00e4gigen Fastenzeit vor Ostern. Er folgt auf den Fasching. In Gottesdiensten erhalten die Gl\u00e4ubigen ein Aschekreuz auf die Stirn, meist mit den Worten: \u201eBedenke, Mensch, dass du Staub bist und zum Staub zur\u00fcckkehrst.\u201c oder &#8222;Kehre um und glaube an das Evangelium.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Die Asche symbolisiert Verg\u00e4nglichkeit, Besinnung und Neuanfang. Viele Menschen nutzen diese Zeit, um bewusst zu fasten, Gewohnheiten zu \u00fcberdenken oder sich st\u00e4rker auf ihren Glauben zu konzentrieren. 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