<P> Ash Wednesday derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words `` Repent , and believe in the Gospel '' or the dictum `` Remember that you are dust , and to dust you shall return . '' The ashes may be prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year 's Palm Sunday celebrations . </P>
where do the ashes come from that are used on ash wednesday
palm leaves from the previous year 's Palm Sunday celebrations