Priests on Twitter and Instagram are observing the solemn Christian holiday of Ash Wednesday by posting ashtags — a new type of holy selfie that shows the day's ceremonial ashes they received on their foreheads.
The holiday — and the ashes that come with it — marks the arrival of Lent, a 40-day period that precedes Easter in which Christians fast and repent for their sins. (The younger ones spend most of it tentatively avoiding chocolate and awaiting the Easter Bunny.)
The ashtag selfie tradition, however, is a relatively new one in the history of Christianity. Catholics shared the selfies using #ashtag and #showyourash hashtags last year. Read more...
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