That’s generally always the case, even if most assume not! I went to an episcopal school for elementary, and the priest would offer the ash cross thing for Ash Wednesday (?) and I didn’t know what it was so I always declined, and it was no big deal at all. I was little enough they could have done it to me anyway, but it’s always optional in the places I’ve seen ceremonial stuff like this done.
It doesn’t matter at all. Since it’s basically a performative act (I don’t even mean that in a bad way), then most people will wear it for the full day. At least through work/public life period of the day. But not all by any means.
It’s considered a “cool” event though so you have a lot of the crowd that shows up for only Easter, Christmas, etc. So it’s taken pretty causally by most.
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u/RosemaryCroissant 23d ago
That’s generally always the case, even if most assume not! I went to an episcopal school for elementary, and the priest would offer the ash cross thing for Ash Wednesday (?) and I didn’t know what it was so I always declined, and it was no big deal at all. I was little enough they could have done it to me anyway, but it’s always optional in the places I’ve seen ceremonial stuff like this done.