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Ash Wednesday Service

A split-screen graphic with a photo on the left and a dark blue background with text on the right. On the left, a medium-angle shot shows a man in a white religious robe with a purple stole. He is applying ashes to the forehead of a woman with long, dark hair. In the background is a purple cloth. On the right, in white text, the words Ash Wednesday are at the top, and the Duke University Chapel logo is at the bottom. The entire image is framed by a thin white border.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Ash Wednesday occurs forty days before Easter, not including six Sundays (which are considered feast days), and recalls Jesus's forty days in the wilderness, itself mirroring the Israelites' forty years in the desert. During this service, ministers mark those who attend with ashes as a reminder that "we are dust, and to dust we shall return."

Paid parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the surface lot at the same address.

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Religious/Spiritual