diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 36416e868..fd701f694 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-10-29  Douglas S. Blank  <dblank@cs.brynmawr.edu>
+	* src/plugins/holidays.xml: removed SDate: use offset instead
+
 2007-10-27 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
     * src/DbManager.py: issue #1325, localize last date of change
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/holidays.xml b/src/plugins/holidays.xml
index 5398b243a..05d6d7be8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/holidays.xml
+++ b/src/plugins/holidays.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <date name="Christmas" value="*/12/25" type="national" />
     <date name="Boxing Day" value="*/12/26" type="national" />
     <date name="Easter" type="religious" value="> easter(y)" />
-    <date name="Ash Wednesday" type="religious" value="> easter(y) - 46" />
+    <date name="Ash Wednesday" type="religious" value="> easter(y)" offset="-46" />
     <date name="Passover" value="2005/4/24" type="religious" />
     <date name="Passover" value="2006/4/13" type="religious" />
     <date name="Passover" value="2007/4/03" type="religious" />
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
      if="date.weekday() == 0" />
     <date name="Daylight Savings ends" value="*/-1/sun/oct" type="informational" />
     <date name="Easter" type="religious" value="> easter(y)" />
-    <date name="Ash Wednesday" type="religious" value="> easter(y) - 46" />
+    <date name="Ash Wednesday" type="religious" value="> easter(y)" offset="-46" />
     <date name="Passover" value="2005/4/24" type="religious" />
     <date name="Passover" value="2006/4/13" type="religious" />
     <date name="Passover" value="2007/4/03" type="religious" />