Picture via Sense of Events blog. As David Warren notes, many Evangelical churches have returned to using the custom.
One blog post I read yesterday noted that the custom of ashes only goes back to the 8th century. The ashes on the forehead are a symbol of mourning and repentance, and a reminder that we too shall die: the minister/priest tells us: Remember man that thou art dust and into dust thou shalt return.
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