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. Ash Wednesday is ...

Wondering why a small dusty cross anoints the foreheads of Christians once a year? They're celebrating Ash Wednesday, which for many also marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and ...

A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines ...

During Ash Wednesday, some churches mark the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of a cross. The ashes, made from palm branches from the previous year's Palm Sunday service ...

“This is a big day in the life of the ... of the gymnasium’s bleachers, and ash was placed on the foreheads of all ...

Ash Wednesday tends to be recognizable for the ash crosses made on worshipers' foreheads. The cross, placed on a worshiper's forehead by a priest, indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ ...

The observance begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads. The gesture dates back thousands of ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...