Sri Lankan Tamils also call the northern side of Sri Lanka home; as you move north, coconuts give way to palmyra palms in the dry ... frikkadels (meatballs), and ash plantain curry, all baked ...

I f you’re the kind of person who reacts to the word “bread” the way a dog reacts to the word “walk,” then being at a bakery ...

Stationed in Pasadena, several of his colleagues in the fire service saw their homes reduced to ash as they battled to ... we ...

In this religious event, the ash, too, is unique because it is not from just any palm frond. It is specifically from the palm frond used during the previous year’s Palm Sunday or Jesus ...

Students at Saint Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights helped prepare the way for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with the burning of blessed palms Tuesday outside the school.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Traditionally, ashes used on Ash Wednesday are gathered up after palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. They are then blessed before being used in the ceremony. Palms are used on ...

Typically, the ashes used in the Ash Wednesday service are procured from burning the previous year's palms used in the Palm Sunday celebration. The ashes from the palms are then blessed by a ...

Online shopping has become a way of life — even for the Catholic Church. In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of ...

Here is what we know about Ash Wednesday and Lent, plus what dates Easter, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday fall on: Ash Wednesday is on March 5 in 2025. Christians commonly celebrate ...