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2023-02-24 14:38:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 710A5D873A0BBB148CC0A2D87CBEBAE36666BBAC7A9EDFFAA04333DEFE50B1EC
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The mark on President Biden’s forehead is an ashen cross placed there by a priest during Mass on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the 1st day of Lent. It is commonly observed with ashes, fasting & abstinence by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans & others. https://www.ncronline.org/news/biden-attends-ash-wednesday-mass-celebrated-warsaw-hotel-room-anti-communist-priest https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ash-Wednesday-Christian-holy-day
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