# | Concept | Culture | Statement | Freq. |
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1 | ash wednesday | Catholic countries | Observed as the first day of Lent, marked by receiving ashes on the forehead in a church service | 1 |
2 | ash wednesday | Catholic countries | Observed as the first day of Lent, with Catholics attending church services to receive ashes on their foreheads as a sign of penitence and mortality | 1 |
3 | ash wednesday | Catholicism | Observance of the first day of Lent, marked by receiving ashes on the forehead | 1 |
4 | ash wednesday | Roman Catholic culture | Beginning of Lent, marked by receiving ashes on the forehead | 1 |