1. Lent starts on{{2fill}}

2. On this day ashes are put on your forehead in the shape of a {{2fill}}.

3. These ashes are made by burning palm leaves which have been saved from last year's {{2fill}}.

4. These ashes have also been{{2fill}}by a priest.

5. This is also the day we begin penance for{{2fill}}

6.  Penance means to do an act of religious devotion performed to show{{2fill}}for having committed a sin.

7. We do this to improve our relationship with God and {{2fill}}.