HUFFINGTON POST
Happy Ash Wednesday, everyone. For those lapsed Catholics who forgot, today [Feb. 22] is the beginning of Lent, marking the start of 40 days of fasting and prayer. The holiday gets its name from the ritual of marking a cross of ash on one's forehead in honor of mourning and repentance to God. Even if you are not Christian, Ash Wednesday is a reminder of the power of ritual and the importance of sacred rites. Of course, leave it to the art world to take a pretty serious tradition and stir things up. Here are some of our favorite Ash Wednesday-inspired works, from the reverent to the naughty. [
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