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Ash Wednesday is a significant day in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, repentance, and spiritual reflection leading up to Easter. Celebrated on the Wednesday seven weeks before Easter, Ash Wednesday is observed with church services where clergy apply ashes to the foreheads of worshippers in the shape of a cross.
The ashes, typically made from palm branches used in the previous year’s Palm Sunday, symbolize mortality and repentance. The words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” are often spoken during the ash application, emphasizing the themes of humility and reflection.
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