What is Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday is a Christian holiday. Ash Wednesday falls at the beginning of Lent, which is a six week season of preparation of Easter. The term ‘Lent‘ comes from the word Lenten (lengthen), referring to the season of the lengthening of the days - Spring. Ash Wednesday is traditionally a day of repentance. As a sign of repentance, believers have ashes placed on their foreheads in the shape of a cross. The person who places the ashes on people’s foreheads usually quotes, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19).
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