Catholic devotees attending Ash Wednesday - Mexico City
Every year, hundreds of Mexican families who profess the Catholic faith, go to church nearest to their home and receive the ashes in cross form, and begins the 40 days prior to Easter. This day is a day of fasting and abstinence
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People pray and also get the sign of the cross, in ash, placed on their forehead during the ceremony.
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- date:22 February 2012
- dimensions:17.85 x 13.52 in. (5356 x 4056 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:66.32 MB
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Every year, hundreds of Mexican families who profess the Catholic faith, go to church nearest to their home and receive the ashes in cross form, and begins the 40 days prior to Easter. This day is a day of fasting and abstinence
Details
- id:1070904
- date:22 February 2012
- dimensions:17.85 x 13.52 in. (5356 x 4056 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:66.32 MB
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