The first day of lent must be Wednesday, because Jesus was sold on Wednesday. On this day, also known as Ash Wednesdays or Ash Wednesdays, the Catholic Church will hold an ash ceremony, burning palm branches offered on Palm Sunday last year to ashes and painting them on the foreheads of believers as a sign of repentance. ?
The word "ash" or "dirt" comes from the Bible. In Genesis, Adam was expelled from the Garden of Eden and heard God say: You came from dust, and to dust you will return. There is a saying in the Book of Job: Therefore, I will deeply despise myself and repent in the dust. Daniel added: Then I turned my face to God, fasted, criticized marijuana and plaster, and sought him in prayer and supplication.
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The first day of lent is 40 days before Easter (not counting Sunday), so the date of the first day of lent is different every year. February 4th at the earliest and March 10 at the latest. This year is March 6, which is relatively late.
On Wednesdays, churches usually hold painting ceremonies. The sacred ash is usually taken from the ashes burned on Palm Sunday of the previous year and mixed with olive oil. Christians draw crosses on their foreheads to symbolize sadness and repentance.
According to the three gospels of Matthew, Kyle and Luke in the Bible, Jesus fasted in the wilderness for 40 days before he began to preach, and was tempted by the devil, so Christians welcomed the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus through repentance and meditation during the 40-day lent.
During these 40 days, Christians prepare for Easter through repentance and prayer. Lenten is a sacred period for many Christians.
Known as "one of the major poets in the 20th century", T.S. Eliot once published a long poem named Ash Wednesday in 1930.
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