Ash Wednesday Do?s and Don'ts

For Catholics, the ashes are considered a sign of penitence and mortality. They are rubbed in with a prayer that says, ?Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.? In the United States, the dark smudge is supposed to take the shape of the cross, or a smudge vaguely resembling a cross depending on the precision of the person giving you ashes, but customs vary around the world. In Europe, ashes are sprinkled on the top of a person?s head. (One consistent tradition is for Ash Wednesday ashes to come from burning last year?s Palm Sunday fronds. The ashes are often combined with oil for sticking power, and sometimes bought from religious suppliers when churches are short on palm fronds.)

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