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Most parishes collect them the Sunday before Ash Wednesday to burn. The ashes they distribute on Ash Wednesday are old, blessed, burned palms. As with any blessed item you can either burn them, bury them, or take them to your church.

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Burnt Palm Leaves


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How did the name palm Sunday has come?

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On Ash Wednesday we put ashes on our heads but what are the ashes made from?

The palm fronds from the Palm Sunday palms of the previous year.


What was laid down for Jesus to walk over?

People laid dowm palm leaves and clothes on the floor on Palm Sunday.


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What is the link between Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday?

On the day before Ash Wednesday the leftover palms from last year's Palm Sunday are burned and the ashes are used on Ash Wednesday to 'anoint' the faithful. Palm Sunday is when people celebrate Jesus entering Jerusalem and ash Wednesday is when you use the left over palm leaves from palm Sunday. They are burnt to an ash and then in the mass the congregation is blessed with them.


What is holy ash made from which is used on Ash Wednesday?

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