Christians celebrate Ash Wednesday with coronavirus twist
Church officials are sprinkling ashes atop a person's head while wearing face masks and following other COVID protocols because of the coronavirus.
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Feb 17, 2021, 11:12 AM
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12h agoToday is Ash Wednesday and
the start of Lent for Christians around the world.
But it’s
different this year amid the pandemic.
Normally, many Christians
would have ashes put on their foreheads in the sign of the cross.
But this year, church
officials are sprinkling ashes atop a person's head while wearing face masks
and following other COVID protocols because of the coronavirus.
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