Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

That means you may see someone walking around with an ash cross on their forehead this Wednesday. Don't try to clean their forehead: Here's what it means and why the day figures so prominently in ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...

It is a period which begins with Ash Wednesday, which is celebrated ... their fete today and they do so by having a mark of the cross on their forehead out of palm tree ash. According to Catholic ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his resurrection. After sunset, the Easter Vigil is often celebrated it is a a ...

On Ash Wednesday many Christian churches hold services during which Christians are marked on the forehead with a cross of ashes. This is a sign of saying sorry to God for any wrong-doing.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and is celebrated by many Christians with fasting, penitence and, normally, the traditional application of ashes on one’s forehead. Ed Fitzgerald, 83, of Washington ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, pastor or minister during church services. Ashes are a symbol of ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, pastor or minister during church services. Ashes are a symbol of ...