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'''Ash Wednesday''' is the first day of [[Lent]] as observed by [[Roman Catholic]] churches. Burnt palms from the previous year's [[Palm Sunday]] are blessed and then used to mark crosses on the foreheads of participants. | '''Ash Wednesday''' is the first day of [[Lent]] as observed by [[Roman Catholic]] churches. Burnt palms from the previous year's [[Palm Sunday]] are blessed and then used to mark crosses on the foreheads of participants. | ||
| − | Ash Wednesday has pagan origins and was made a part of the [[Catholic Church]] under the direction of [[Constantine]], a few hundred years after the Christ. | + | Ash Wednesday has pagan origins and was made a part of the [[Catholic Church]] under the direction of [[Constantine]], a few hundred years after the birth of Christ. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 16:09, May 10, 2007
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent as observed by Roman Catholic churches. Burnt palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are blessed and then used to mark crosses on the foreheads of participants.
Ash Wednesday has pagan origins and was made a part of the Catholic Church under the direction of Constantine, a few hundred years after the birth of Christ.
See Also
- Fat Tuesday
- Genesis 3:19