Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads during the day.

The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from eating meat. When is Lent in 2025?

Ash Wednesday is on March 5, also known as the Day of Ashes, where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat.

The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from eating meat. When is Lent in 2025?

The practice of Lent, which begins March 5 with Ash Wednesday, goes back centuries. Using ashes to mark the foreheads of believers is widely embraced as a visible reminder of one's mortality, as ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ashes and more.

The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from eating meat. When is Lent in 2025?

The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from eating meat. When is Lent in 2025?

– Now that Mardi Gras celebrations are behind us, Ash Wednesday begins a new journey for many people. Pastor Tony Ward at West End Presbyterian Church was one of many to distribute ashes today.

What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday — also known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance observed by most Christian denominations that begins the Lentinan season leading up to Easter ...

ASH WEDNESDAY IS A HOLY DAY OF REFLECTION. IT’S OBSERVED BY FASTING AND RECEIVING ASHES. WE BURNED ALL OUR PALMS FROM LAST YEAR TO PREPARE THE ASHES THAT WE USED TODAY, AND WILL USE THROUGHOUT ...

The Palm branches, blessed on Palm Sunday 2024, were burned to create the ashes that will be placed on believers’ foreheads Wednesday to mark Ash Wednesday.