Ash Wednesday and Holy Thursday

The beginning of Lent is Ash Wednesday, ending on Holy Thursday.

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~ A mark of ashes, a symbol of repentance, is given to Christians on their forehead in the sign of a cross to indicate the start of the penitential season of lent. 

~ Holy Thursday is the thursday before Easter Sunday, the day on which Jesus celebrate last supper with His disciples, the day on which Catholics commemorate the institution of the 3 pillars of Catholic Faith