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Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

it’s appropriate that this ancient sign marks the beginning of the season. Traditionally, ashes used on Ash Wednesday are gathered up after palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned.

The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.