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Ash Wednesday Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of The Christian Ceremony Commencing Lent

QUIZ! How Much Do You Know About Ash Wednesday?
George Bowden

The tradition of Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the Christian period of Lent, a time of reflection, fasting, and prayer lasting 40 days.

During Ash Wednesday ceremonies, ash is placed on the heads of worshippers, often marked with a visible cross.

Words uttered to mark the occasion are based on Genesis 3:19: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

But how much do you know about Ash Wednesday? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz...

Ash Wednesday 2016
(01 of09)
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Roman Catholic devotees have their foreheads marked with a sign of the cross as they attend a mass in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city, south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of09)
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A lay minister marks a sign of the cross on the foreheads of Roman Catholic worshippers using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of09)
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Roman Catholic devotees have their foreheads marked with a sign of the cross in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city, south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of09)
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A lay minister marks a sign of the cross on the forehead of a Roman Catholic worshipper using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city, south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of09)
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A lay minister marks a sign of the cross on the foreheads of Roman Catholic worshippers using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of their mortality.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of09)
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A Roman Catholic nun marks a sign of the cross on the forehead of a Roman Catholic worshipper using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of09)
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A lay minister marks a sign of the cross on the foreheads of Roman Catholic worshippers using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of09)
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A lay minister marks a sign of the cross on the foreheads of a Roman Catholic worshipper using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city, south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of their mortality. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of09)
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A Roman Catholic nun marks a sign of the cross on the foreheads of worshippers using ashes from burnt palm leaves in observance of Ash Wednesday at suburban Paranaque city, south of Manila,Philippines Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday ushers the 40-day season of Lent and is observed among Roman Catholics to remind mankind of being mortals.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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