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Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion

  • Written by Gustavo Morello, Professor of Sociology, Boston College
imageChristian Palestinian tattoo artist Walid Ayash draws a tattoo on the arm of a Coptic Egyptian pilgrim on April 28, 2016, at his studio in Bethlehem.Thomas Coex /AFP via Getty Images

Holy Week and Easter are perhaps the most important days in the Christian calendar. Many associate those celebrations with church services, processions, candles,...

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