Editing Ash Wednesday (section)

===Regional customs===
In the [[Victorian era]], theatres refrained from presenting costumed shows on Ash Wednesday, so they provided other entertainment, as mandated by the [[Church of England]] (Anglican Church).<ref>{{cite book|last=Foulkes|first=Richard|title=Church and Stage in Victorian Britain|publisher=Cambridge Univ. Press|page=34}}</ref>

{{anchor|Iceland}}In [[Iceland]], children "pin small bags of ashes on the back of some unsuspecting person",<ref name="Lacy2000">{{cite book|last=Lacy|first=Terry G.|title=Ring of Seasons: Iceland – Its Culture and History|year=2000|publisher=University of Michigan Press|language=en|isbn=9780472086610|page=109}}</ref> dress up in costumes, and sing songs for candy.<ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Einarsdottir|first=Kristin|title="Megum við syngja?" Rannsókn á öskudagssiðum Íslendinga fyrr og nú. ("Can we sing?" Research on öskudag customs in Iceland, past and present.)|date=2004|degree=Masters|publisher=[[University of Iceland]], department of ethnology|language=is}}</ref>

In [[Hungary]] if someone in the village didn't receive ash, they "shared their blessing" by rubbing their foreheads together, and the [[Csángós|Csángó]] people of Moldova even cover the pots with ashes to bring good luck. An interesting related tradition is that since dancing was forbidden, children played dancing games (like ulicskázás and hajujvárazás) and ball games (as mancsozás, csülgözés, kutyasatú and sajbózás), all specific to Hungary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HAMVAZÓSZERDA {{!}} Magyar néprajz {{!}} Kézikönyvtár |url=http://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/MagyarNeprajz-magyar-neprajz-2/vii-nepszokas-nephit-nepi-vallasossag-A33C/nepi-vallasossag-ABA5/a-katolikus-magyarsag-vallasos-eletenek-neprajza-ABA6/a-katolikus-egyhazi-ev-unnepei-AD10/valtozo-idopontu-unnepek-AD4C/hamvazoszerda-AD50/,%20https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/MagyarNeprajz-magyar-neprajz-2/vii-nepszokas-nephit-nepi-vallasossag-A33C/nepi-vallasossag-ABA5/a-katolikus-magyarsag-vallasos-eletenek-neprajza-ABA6/a-katolikus-egyhazi-ev-unnepei-AD10/valtozo-idopontu-unnepek-AD4C/hamvazoszerda-AD50/,%20http://www.arcanum.hu/hu/online-kiadvanyok/MagyarNeprajz-magyar-neprajz-2/vii-nepszokas-nephit-nepi-vallasossag-A33C/nepi-vallasossag-ABA5/a-katolikus-magyarsag-vallasos-eletenek-neprajza-ABA6/a-katolikus-egyhazi-ev-unnepei-AD10/valtozo-idopontu-unnepek-AD4C/hamvazoszerda-AD50/,%20https://www.arcanum.hu/hu/online-kiadvanyok/MagyarNeprajz-magyar-neprajz-2/vii-nepszokas-nephit-nepi-vallasossag-A33C/nepi-vallasossag-ABA5/a-katolikus-magyarsag-vallasos-eletenek-neprajza-ABA6/a-katolikus-egyhazi-ev-unnepei-AD10/valtozo-idopontu-unnepek-AD4C/hamvazoszerda-AD50/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.arcanum.com |language=hu}}</ref>