The Anglican Commination service, which begins with repeatedly cursing various types of sinners, is most commonly performed on this holiday. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this holiday, which will often have materials prepared for it using palm branches from the previous year. This holiday follows immediately after a holiday named for the word “shrove.”
ANSWER: Ash Wednesday [prompt BUT DO NOT REVEAL descriptions of the first day of Lent with “what day is that in most Western churches?”; prompt on Ash Monday by asking “what holiday is more commonly celebrated?”] (Shrove Tuesday precedes Ash Wednesday, and is often celebrated by eating pancakes.)
[10h] One popular source of the Commination service is the 1662 edition of this liturgical text used in the Anglican tradition. Alongside a translation of the Bible, King James ruled during the creation of the 1604 edition of this text.
ANSWER: Book of Common Prayer [or BCP; prompt on prayer book]
[10e] Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this 40-day period that commemorates Jesus’ time in the desert and involves giving up certain comforts.
ANSWER: Lent [or Great Lent; accept Lenten disciplines]
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