Ash Wednesday and Lent

A

100

What marks the first day of Lent?

Ash Wednesday

200

What are ashes oftentimes made from?

Palm Branches from last year's Palm Sunday

300

How many days is the season of Lent EXCLUDING Sundays?

40

400

What is another term or phrase for "giving back" that is often practiced during Lent?

Almsgiving

500

What celebration takes place the day before Ash Wednesday, often in the Southern United States?

Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday)

B

100

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of what?

Lent

200

What color represents the season of Lent?

Bonus: what does the color represent?

Purple

Royalty and Sadness

300

Fasting of this is often practiced during Lent

Meat

400

Aside from mixing them, what has to be done to ashes before they are considered useable during an Ash Wednesday service?

Nothing

500

Sundays are considered what during the season of Lent?

Mini Easter

C

100

What is used to mark the skin on Ash Wednesday?

Ashes 

200

True or False: Ash Wednesday is a tradition found in the Bible

False

300

What do ashes represent?

Dust, death, mortality

400

Before being placed on the skin, what are ashes mixed with?

Oil

500

A majority of what religion marks the day of Ash Wednesday?

Christians