Ash Wednesday

noun2

1. •
   The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

   • Pope Gregory the Great introduced the sprinkling of ashes... which gave it the name of Ash-Wednesday. — 1834
2. •
   A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries