From Newsgroup: uk.religion.christian
After I posted my last query, I did some google searching and found:
In a search for Christian equivalent of Yom Kippur,
GooglerCOs AI Overview says
The closest Christian equivalent to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Good Friday, which commemorates Jesus Christ's crucifixion as the ultimate, final sacrifice for sins. While Yom Kippur involves yearly repentance and
atonement, Christians believe Jesus fulfilled this, rendering the sacrificial system obsolete.
but in another search for Ash Wednesday Yom Kippur it says:
Ash Wednesday (Christianity) and Yom Kippur (Judaism) are both solemn, high-stakes days of atonement, fasting, and repentance. While Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent by using ashes to signify mortality and repentance, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, focuses on final atonement, intense prayer, and cleansing, often considered the "Jewish Ash WednesdayrCY
But what do you think?
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