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| Ash Wednesday sand |
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Some Christians treat Ash Wednesday as a day for remembering one's mortality. Masses are traditionally held on this day at which attendees are blessed with ashes by the priest celebrating the Mass. The priest marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes, traditionally in the shape of a cross, leaving a mark that the worshipper traditionally leaves on his or her forehead until sundown, before washing it off. This symbolism recalls the ancient Near Eastern tradition of throwing ash over one's head signifying repentance before God (as related numerous times in the Bible). The minister says "Remember, man, that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Often these Ash Wednesday ashes are made by burning Palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebrations and mixing them with olive oil as a fixative. In Roman Catholicism Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence, and the ashes are considered a sacramental. The penitential psalms are read. It is also a kneeling day in the Roman Catholic Church. It also marks the beginning of the Lenten fast which lasts until Holy Saturday. During this period, Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are permitted to consume only one full meal, which many be supplemented by two smaller meals, which together should not equal the full meal. This is practiced every day of Lent until noon on Holy Saturday. There is no fasting on Sunday. The fast is waived in some places, however, on the feast of Saint Patrick, March 17. |
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