The practice of receiving ashes on the head or forehead on Ash Wednesday, while the priest or minister says, “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return” or similar, is not found exclusively in the Catholic Church. Some non-Catholic Churches in the West celebrate it (e.g. Anglican/Episcopalian). However, the practice is foreign to the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox, who generally begin Lent with other practices recalling the need for repentance and forgiveness. Since it is not a sacrament, the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday is open to any person regardless of their faith. It should be done respecting Catholic practice and intention, however. It is thus quite common to see non-Catholics participate in this rite.