Ash Wednesday is on March 5th! But where did Ash Wednesday originate from? “Ash Wednesday gets its name from early traditions in the Christian Church in Rome, when penitents and sinners would partake in a period of public penance. They were sprinkled with ashes and dressed in a sackcloth until they were reconciled with church-goers on Maundy Thursday. This practice had faded by the 10th Century, whereby Lent was marked by placing ashes in the shape of a cross on observers’ foreheads. The ashes traditionally come from burning palms used on Palm Sunday.” (state & union). Then Ash Wednesday became an official Catholic celebration.
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