Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, is a time for fasting, prayer, and self-reflection. Observers often engage in activities such as making ashe ...

Students and parishioners gathered at Holy Name Cathedral for the traditional burning of palm leaves ahead of Ash Wednesday.

On the night before Ash Wednesday, commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday, the parishioners of Christ Church gathered in their Great Hall for a pancake supper, followed by pancake Olympics.

Some refer to Ash Wednesday and Lent as the “40 days and 40 nights” period that Jesus is said in the bible to have spent fasting and being tempted by the devil. Ashes are marked on a person’s forehead ...

On the first day of the eruption, Pompeii was covered in ash and falling debris ... Freezing (Arctic explorers and some freeze-dried mummies, especially in the Andes). Tanning (bodies preserved in ...

Here are some DIY methods to observe Ash Wednesday and make the most of this reflective period: If attending a service is not possible, you can create symbolic ashes by burning dried palm leaves ...

Fourth graders from Francis Xavier Warde School gathered to sing, pray and watch as the dried palm leaves were ignited ... The ashes will be used on Ash Wednesday, when Catholics can have the ...

Parishioners also brought their dried palms from last year’s Palm Sunday where they were burned in the church’s courtyard to produce the ashes used for today’s Ash Wednesday service.

If you’d like to give your Mum a floral gift that will last much longer than a fresh bouquet, this beautiful, dried flower bouquet kit could be ... made of lightweight aluminium and FSC-certified ash.

If you live on the Treasure Coast and see ash falling from the sky, it's more than likely due to the prescribed burn on Lake ...