Today not only saw the first day of Lent kick off (we have chocolate withdrawal already), but it is also Ash Wednesday. Following on from previous years, Twitter users decided to mark the day by using #Ashtag to go with their selfie after Mass. Here are just some of the tweets that graced the social networking site this morning...

Keep in step this #Lent and share your #ashtag selfie! pic.twitter.com/lu3w3DTRZU — Mark Alves (@markalves) February 18, 2015

@ellenpilates @TimWheeler1977 forgot to #ashtag Sorry everyone. — Martha (@marthamydear27) February 18, 2015

After pancakes, Lent. Are we really doing this? #ashtag — Helen Dennis (@helendennis80) February 18, 2015

You may be cross today #ashtag — David Froude (@DeeFrodo) February 18, 2015

Remember, never wipe your ash in public. #ashtag #lamejoke #pun — Who's Jamie Floyd (@G0d_lover) February 18, 2015

Wow #ashtag is a thing? — Siobhán (@Siobhan_dub) February 18, 2015

I woke up and there's #ashtag. The world has gone mad. — Laura (@lauralyne) February 18, 2015

to moisturise, or not to moisturise, knowing there will be ashes later #ashtag #AshWednesday — Colin (@theabingdontaxi) February 18, 2015

Go on go on go on go on go on, show us your #ashtag #ireland @seanduggancssr @GerryO_Connor @vmccabe — Jane Mellett (@Janemellett) February 18, 2015

Also, never realised so many priests were on Twitter til I looked through #ashtag... — Denise O'Donoghue (@deniseodonoghue) February 18, 2015

 

Also irreverently loving #ashtag. Amuse. — Luke Dowding (@lukadowding) February 18, 2015

#ashtag. Because it's Ash Wednesday today. Hashtags are overrated. — Mike Cabotage (@mikecabotage) February 18, 2015

"@frobrien: Find me after Mass for the 2015 version of the official Lenten #ashtag photo. pic.twitter.com/FqzNQBJhFl"@MarianKeyes — Mary Anderson (@molltrot) February 18, 2015

Laughing at this - #ashtag - selfies for Ash Wednesday. Lapsed Catholics everywhere will be hunting for ashtrays to avoid being caught out. — Jonathan Rennie (@ByJonRennie) February 18, 2015

#CatholicGirlProblems being upset when your ashes don't resemble a cross #ashtag — Americas Belle (@AmericasBelleXO) February 18, 2015

super upset because the only time I can go to church is at 9pm tomorrow so I won't get to post my #ashtag @Catholicgrlprob — Elisa ✈ (@jesa_91) February 18, 2015

Did you get involved in the #Ashtag craze? Let us know! Email hello@her.ie or tweet us your picture, @Herdotie.