Ash Wednesday

The ashes on the forehead are a symbol of Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent in the Christian calendar. They are made from the burnt palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday and represent repentance, mortality, and the call to spiritual renewal. The practice serves as a reminder of human mortality and the need for humility and reflection on one's life.

Oh, dude, that's easy! It's called an incinerator. It's like a fiery pit where all your trash dreams go up in smoke. So, next time you're wondering where your garbage disappears to, just remember it's probably chilling in an incinerator somewhere.

Ash Wednesday will be on February 27th, 2029.

Several relief organizations provided assistance to victims of the Ash Wednesday fires, including the American Red Cross, which offered shelter and support services, and local community groups that mobilized to provide food, clothing, and financial aid. Additionally, churches and nonprofit organizations in affected areas played crucial roles in coordinating relief efforts and offering emotional support. Government agencies also stepped in to provide disaster assistance and recovery resources. Together, these organizations helped communities rebuild and recover from the devastating impact of the fires.

Ash Wednesday is actually a Christian commemoration which occurs every year, 40 days before Easter.

However, if the question refers to the disastrous Ash Wednesday bushfires which occurred in Victoria and South Australia, ironically beginning on the real Ash Wednesday, this happened on 16 February 1983.

In Australia's Ash Wednesday bushfires of February 1983, the highest death toll in any one area was 21 people who were killed in the Belgrave Heights and Upper Beaconsfield areas, southeast of Melbourne.

Yes, the tragic fires of 16th February 1983 in South Australia and Victoria coincided with the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday.

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Laurel leaves are a leaf from a plant that when chewed, release toxins that cause a psychotropic affect. Ancient soothsayers and prophets used it to bring on a trance for mediation and prophecy. This plant is also known as bay leaf and can be found at any grocery store in the spice section. May cause Hallucinations.

Although Laurel shares its common name with other species (Cherry Laurel, Mountain Laurel, and Sheep Laurel), it is not related to these poisonous-leaved plants. As one could imagine, a great deal of confusion arises when the subject of Laurel leaf toxicity comes up.

Laurel has given its name to the Laurel family of plants (Lauraceae). Within this family of over 2000 species are a number of aromatic plants, including Sassafras, Spice-Bush, Cinnamon-Tree, and Camphor-Tree. The Avocado, with its anise-scented fruits, is also a member of Lauraceae.

Besides its use as a spice in cooking, Laurel has a long history of use by people. The leaves contain an essential oil used in perfumery. The fruits contain lipids that are made into laurel butter which is used in human and veterinary medicine as laurin ointment, and as a sweat-inducing ingredient in aromatic baths. The fruits can be distilled to make a liqueur called Fioravanti.

Probably the most fascinating aspect of Laurel is its historical significance as an illustrious and symbolic plant. In ancient Greece Laurel was sacred to Apollo and, as such, was used to form a crown or wreath of honor for heroes, scholars, and poets (Apollo was the god of poets). Laurel became the symbol of triumph in Rome as well as in Greece. The term "laureate" derives from this tradition. In England the word laureate came to signify eminent. "Poet laureate" arose in England as a position of poet to the royal household beginning with Charles I in 1617. Some believe that "bacca-laureate", the name for the university degree of bachelor, owes its origin to this revered plant.

Laurel leaves were strewn on the floors of homes of distinguished persons during the reign of Elizabeth I. Up until the 18th century, Laurel was believed to be associated with the divine power of purification and protection. It was set before the doors of Greek houses and was used by the Romans as a guardian of the gates of the Caesars. The emperor Tiberius always wore a wreath of Laurel during thunderstorms, believing that lightning could not strike it. Greeks and Romans valued Laurel so highly that it was forbidden to use it for a "profane" purpose such as firewood.

Today, Laurel is occasionally seen as a potted herb or indoor shrub in our area. It propagates readily from cuttings, tolerates neglect, and does well when put outdoors for the summer. A few leaves can be harvested occasionally for seasoning, and for the superstitious, it just might keep away evil spirits.

The bandanna is affiliated with the gangs and their activity. The colors specify between the groups. Most popularly the red and blue. Some say that the bandanas distiguish between the races, and others say for where you live. What's also confusing is where they can be worn. Since in most public places, gang affiliations are prohibited, it's hard to discern whether someone is wearing a scarf or a headdress. Basically, you can wear them anywhere, head, wrists, feet, but they are mostly worn with gang. There are a variety of colors and styles. Those who usually wear them are of ethnic, youth or deviant groups. In San Francisco, they have menus of bandannas, their colors, and which back pocket they hang out of for "friends of Dorothy's"...ie, gay men. For steet gangs. Bloods wear a red bandana hanging from their back right pocket, crips blue hanging from their back left pocket, and south side or sur 13 wear navy blue, black, or grey hanging from their back right pocket.

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No verbal response is necessary. Some say "Amen."

According to official reports, around 5,000 people were injured during the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983.

The act of running away in NM is not illegal but if you're a runaway and are found by the police then you can be brought back home.

edit: but the authorities cannot tell you that you cannot just up and leave again.

Certainly,. it is a standard Catholic Practice of the beginning of Lent.

Every 11th year - and that goes for ANY date/day combination.

Catholics are one.

Ashes are placed on the forehead in the sign of the cross to remind us that our body will return to hence from which it came. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Also the beginning of Lent in which we will sacrifice or give up something that is materialistic in form that we have enjoyed. Showing us that materialist things don't last & we can be without. But mainly to give up of oneself, as the Lord did, and think more so of others before ourselves. Feed and help the poor,elderly and the lot less fortunate. They say, if you can stick with anything for six weeks, it may become part of you.

Some churches offer communion during Ash Wednesday mass and some churches do not. Some people feel that the ashes should be the centerpiece of the mass and not the Eucharist (communion). It is a choice of preference.

Ashes signify that Jesus is present in our lives and faith. It is a reminder of our mortality here on Earth and our everlasting life with Him. You shouldn't really wipe off the ashes until next morning (Thursday morning). But there is no rule forbidding you to do so; it is just a matter of personal preference. Nothing will bad (or great, for that matter) will happen.

It depends where the Catholic lives. At the very least, all Fridays in Lent and Ash Wednesday. Normally, all Fridays period, but in some places (such as the US and Canada) other regulations are in force.

Santa Claus, or Saint Nicholas first donned a red robe during Victorian times. He wore a variety of different colors such as green, blue, red, and brown, but in the end, the red was his favorite.

You can start eating again as soon as Ash Wednesday is over, midnight.

Carnival occurs the day before Ash Wednesday as a celebration ( like Mardi Gras) before Lent and fasting begin. Carnival translated means "farewell to meat"

It depends on how much of the ash the people put on you. If a lot, it will last you all day, unless your active in sports. If just a little, it may last you a couple of hours, or just an hour.