A U.S. Navy officer receives ashes during an Ash Wednesday celebration aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp in 2008. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons) Marking the beginning of Lent, the ...

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For those wondering how the day got its name - Ash Wednesday - well it comes comes from the tradition of placing ashes on the foreheads of believers, which is made in the shape of a cross. The ashes, ...

Shrove Tuesday has not long passed - a day when Scots will have gorged on pancakes, some in preparation for a period of abstinence ushered in by Ash Wednesday, an event observed by the Catholic ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus' resurrection ...

Marking the beginning of the holiest time in the Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday comes with its own set of customs. Blessed ashes used at religious services on this day originate from the ...