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The first day of Lent, so called from the custom of marking the foreheads of the faithful with blessed ashes. Its date depends upon that of Easter.
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- “Ash Wednesday”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 October 2010. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/ash-wednesday/>