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<p><b>Ember days</b>  (<b>quarter tense</b> in Ireland), also known as <b>Embertide</b>, are quarterly periods of prayer and <a href="page.php?w=fasting">fasting</a> in the <a href="page.php?w=liturgical_calendar">liturgical calendar</a> of <a href="page.php?w=Western_Christian">Western Christian</a> churches. The term comes from , possibly derived from . These fasts traditionally take place on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of the weeks following <a href="page.php?w=St_Lucy%27s_Day">St Lucy's Day</a> (13 December), <a href="page.php?w=Quadragesima_Sunday">Quadragesima</a></p><p>
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