Ash Wednesday

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Father Nathan Humphrey smears ash in the form of a cross on a commuter's forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Washington Episcopal Diocese hugs a commuter after placing ash on his forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Father Nathan Humphrey smears ash in the form of a cross on a commuter's forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Father Nathan Humphrey smears ash in the form of a cross on a commuter's forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Washington Episcopal Diocese says a prayer after placing ash on a commuter's forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Washington Episcopal Diocese smears ash in the form of a cross on the forehead of Sandrine Rukundo in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Father Nathan Humphrey smears ash in the form of a cross on a commuter's forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday, a Catholic tradition, next to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in D.C. on Feb. 13, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Heinz-Christian Strache, head of the Austrian right-wing Freedom Party, lifts a mug of beer during his traditional Ash Wednesday speech in Ried, Austria, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd, Rudolf Brandstaetter)