- aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/easter.html
- An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia ...www.newadvent.org/cathen/01775b.htm
- Ash Wednesday by James Akin Q: What is Ash Wednesday A: Ash Wednesday is the day Lent begins. It occurs forty days before Good Friday. Q: Is Ash Wednesday based on a pagan festival A: Heck, no. Ash Wednesday originated in the A.D. 900s, long after Europe had been Christianized and the pagan cults stamped out. Q: Why is it called Ash Wednesday A: Actually, Ash Wednesday is its colloquial name.www.cin.org/users/james/files/ash_wed.htm
