we get ashes on ash wed to express grief.
we get ashes on ash wed to express grief.
why do we get ashes on ash wed?
to express grief
ashes were used in ancient times to express grief. when tamar was raped by her half-brother, "she sprinkled ashes on her head, tore her robe, and with her face buried in her hands went away crying" (). the gesture was also used to express sorrow for sins and faults. in job , job says to god: "i have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. wherefore i abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." the prophet jeremiah calls for repentance by saying: "o daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, roll in the ashes" (jer 6:26). the prophet daniel recounted pleading to god: "i turned to the lord god, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes" (daniel 9:3). just prior to the new testament period, the rebels fighting for jewish independence, the maccabees, prepared for battle using ashes: "that day they fasted and wore sackcloth; they sprinkled ashes on their heads and tore their clothes" (1 maccabees 3:47; see also 4:39).
ash wednesday
ashes (embrace song)









































"ashes" is the second single from english rock band embrace's fourth studio album, "out of nothing". this release was publicised by a fan campaign called g.a.t.n.o (get ashes to number one). the song reached number 11. "ashes" was released to american radio on 1 march 2005.









































the b-side, "flaming red hair", started life as a cover version of michael jackson's "thriller". another b-side, "how come", was originally performed on jo whiley's bbc radio 1 show.









































“ashes” can be heard in the episode “normal is the watchword” from the television series "veronica mars".
ashes (embrace song)