'''Ash Wednesday''' is the first day of [[Lent]] as observed by [[Roman Catholic]] and some [[Protestantism|Protestant]] 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]] and some [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches. Burnt palms from the previous year's [[Palm Sunday]] are blessed and then used to mark crosses on the foreheads of participants. |