1.   Ashes are used to symbolize penance.

2.   A. If you can agree on the desire to use ash instead of red cedar, go ahead with it.

3.   But, Christians claim, God can use the ashes of humanity to create new life through his son, Jesus.

4.   However you use the ashes, apply them in moderation rather than in heavy amounts all at once.

5.   Ofer Bar-Yosef, an anthropologist at Harvard University, says Japanese dating techniques using volcanic ash are usually reliable.

6.   Soon, ashes were widely used in those services.

7.   You can use the ashes around plants that prefer or tolerate a soil on the alkaline side.

8.   Lacking soap, women also used ashes to wash clothes.

9.   They use the ashes as fertilizer.