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Ash Wednesday, in the Christian church, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It also happens to fall on Valentine’s Day this year, the first time it has happened since 2018. It is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes. Many adults, who are able to do so, fast or at least abstain from meat. On this day, you might see a Christian or a Catholic wearing smudged ashes on their forehead. Maybe you are a practicing Christian and are fasting this Ash Wednesday, and you are wondering what you can and cannot eat on the first day of Lent. Here is w…

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