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The '''ember days''' are twelve days set aside for [[fasting]]. |
The '''ember days''' are twelve days set aside for [[fasting]]. There are four ember weeks, roughly thirteen weeks apart, in which the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are all ember days. |
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The word "ember" is derived from the [[Anglo-Saxon]] ''ymb-ren'', a circuit or |
The word "ember" is derived from the [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] ''ymb-ren'', a circuit or revolution in reference to the four-season cycle of [[feast day]]s. |
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Revision as of 15:52, 25 November 2004
The ember days are twelve days set aside for fasting. There are four ember weeks, roughly thirteen weeks apart, in which the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are all ember days.
The word "ember" is derived from the Anglo-Saxon ymb-ren, a circuit or revolution in reference to the four-season cycle of feast days.
