COLUMBIA — After a weekend of carnival and Mardi Gras festivities, many Christians participate in a 40-day period of repentance and humility known as Lent. Ash Wednesday begins this season of repentance; it concludes with the celebrations of Easter Sunday.
Columbians observe Ash Wednesday, Lent
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 10:27 a.m. CST;
updated 10:43 a.m. CST, Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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