Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter Sunday. It’s a day of repentance, fasting, and self-reflection, reminding Christians of their ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a holy day for Christians around the world. This year, centuries-old traditions have been altered to stem the spread of the ...

Catholics will be showered with ashes or have the traditional cross traced on their foreheads with a cotton swab this Ash Wednesday, according to the Diocese of Scranton.“Ash Wednesday will look ...

Ashes being offered at Urban Village Church, 63rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, during Ash Wednesday in 2013. Sun-Times file Share Tomorrow marks the start of Lent, but Ash Wednesday traditions ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, Christian churches on Wednesday altered the way they celebrate Ash Wednesday. Generally, Christians’ foreheads are marked ...

Catholics also abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, a tradition they continue each Friday during Lent. In fact, Christians are supposed to fast on Ash Wednesday and only consume one meal, ...

Ash Wednesday’s changing tradition. By CNN Newsource. Published February 22, 2023 4:18 PM . By Francisco Guzman and Pete Burn, CNN. Are you ready to give up ...

Another tradition of Ash Wednesday that changed was the church's “Empty Bowls, Empty Chairs” fundraiser that would normally have been held inside with about 400 members having a soup dinner ...

Placing ashes on the forehead is a well-recognized symbol of Ash Wednesday, a traditional practice observed in many Christian churches across the Wabash Valley. This year Ash Wednesday fell on ...

Ash Wednesday always falls six and a half weeks before Easter. Because it's dependent on the date Easter falls on, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10.

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