“Remember, man, you are dust and to dust you shall return”(Genesis 3:19)
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the penitential season of Lent, in which ashes are placed on the head or forehead of the faithful. It is a fast day and usually falls in February.
Ash Wednesday is a movable feast, falling exactly 46 days before Easter. It falls on February 25 in 2009. In future years Ash Wednesday will occur on these dates:
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