Ash Wednesday 2025: Christians across the world observe the beginning of Lent | In Photos

How Christians across the world celebrated Ash Wednesday on March 5, marking the beginning of Lent 2025

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By Arya Vaishnavi
Published on Mar 06, 2025 05:08 pm IST 22 Photos
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Mumbai, India - March 5, 2025: A Catholic priest marks the symbol of the cross with ash on the forehead of a devotee during an Ash Wednesday at St. Andrew's Church, Bandra in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
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A Catholic priest applies ash on a faithful attending the Ash Wednesday mass which marks the beginning of a 40-day period of Lent that culminates in Easter Sunday at Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)(AFP)
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A priest leads the burning of old palm fronds at a church in Las Pinas, Metro Manila on March 4, 2025. The ashes from the burned branches will be used during Ash Wednesday rites which marks the start of lent on March 5. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)(AFP)

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A migrant attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Casa del Migrante shelter, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez(REUTERS)
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A Catholic nun applies ash to a woman's forehead on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church ground in Manila on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, with Catholics around the world observing the season which culminates in Easter Sunday. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)(AFP)

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