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How do Latinos celebrate Ash Wednesday?

In Bogota, this religious holiday is practiced by people of all ages and social backgrounds

Ash Wednesday: PHOTO REPORTAGE

This annual ritual is the start of Lent, 40 days of penance and fasting that remind people of the time Jesus spent in the desert . One of the famous rituals in Bogota takes place in the 20 de Julio barrio, where there is a statue of the infant Jesus that people believe has miraculous properties

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Latin American Post | María Alejandra Gómez

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