HOLY SEASON STARTS FOR MANY CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.(LOCAL) From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: March 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: William R. Wineke

Today is Ash Wednesday, a holy day that marks the beginning of Lent in many Christian churches.

In churches that observe Ash Wednesday, parishioners will attend services today and will have their foreheads marked with ashes created when palm fronds used a year ago in Palm Sunday services were burned.

The symbolism of the ashes comes from the creation stories of the Book of Genesis. According to the story, after Adam and Eve...