He laughed at the thought of his girlfriend dressed in a red dinner dress, with ash on her forehead and seated across from him in a hotel drinking water while looking at other couples enjoying their meals.
“I wish I could share my decision now, but I am talking with my girlfriend to find a way forward,” he said in conclusion.
Ash Wednesday launches the 40 days before Easter when Christians refocus their relationship with God. Both celebrations with Roman Catholic origins mean a lot to believers.
While Catholic priests across the world have urged their members to sacrifice Valentine’s Day for Ash Wednesday, which cannot be postponed, some Christians remain adamant and have kept on with their Valentine’s plans.
“It is routine that my wife and I spend Valentine’s Day together. And it is not just Valentine’s Day for us; this one marks five years since we got married. She arrives in the country today (yesterday) and we shall celebrate the day,” said Martin Kulei, a Catholic.
Even though Mr Kulei and his wife will not fast today, he says he will remind everyone around him that they are loved. He will not wear the ash cross on his forehead.
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