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Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the
solemn Christian religious observance in the
liturgical year in
preparation for Easter. It
echoes the 40...
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Great Lent, or the
Great Fast (Gr****: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή,
Megali Tessarakosti or Μεγάλη Νηστεία,
Megali Nisteia,
meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast"...
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lent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Lent, in
Western Christianity, is the
period before the
Christian holy day of Easter.
Lent may also refer...
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pleasure or
luxury during the
observance of
Lent,
which begins on Ash Wednesday. The
tradition of
Lent has its
roots in
Jesus Christ praying and fasting...
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Lent begins the
Christian time of
preparation for Easter, in the
three w****s
before Lent. This
period launches a
campaign of catechesis, reflected...
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Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus
falls on the day
before the
beginning of
Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Mardi Gras is
French for "Fat Tuesday",
referring to it...
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Lent is a 2019
fantasy novel by Jo Walton,
about Girolamo Savonarola. It was
first published by Tor Books, and was
nominated for the
Mythopoeic Fantasy...
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consumption of alcohol, meat, and
other foods that will be
forgone during upcoming Lent. Traditionally, butter, milk, and
other animal products were not consumed...
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Lent term,
named for
Lent, the six-w****
fasting period before Easter, is the name of the
winter academic term at the
following British universities: University...
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final day of Shrovetide,
which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season.
Lent begins the
following day with Ash Wednesday.
Shrove Tuesday is
observed in...
