The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from the Anglo-Saxon Lencten meaning the springtime stretching of days ...

Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths. Catholics celebrate the day by attending Mass and receiving ashes on their forehead. The word on new PEEPS ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent ... ashes that priests place on the foreheads of believers in the shape of a cross, accompanied by the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you ...

The words from Genesis remind Christians that ... Two quite different traditions developed for the day leading up to Ash Wednesday. One might be called a tradition of indulgence.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people ... usually accompanied by the words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The ashes signify repentance for one's ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian ... “The story from the book of Genesis tells us that Adam — the word means dust or dirt — Adam was born of the dust.