Father Jerry Habunal, a parish priest of Sta. Rita De Cascia, sprinkles holy water at burning dried palm leaves inside a Catholic school in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila, February 9, 2016. Filipinos in the predominantly Catholic nation will visit churches across the archipelago on Wednesday, the first day Lent, also known as Ash Wednesday, when priests apply ash from burnt palm leaves to a person's forehead. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)
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