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Line 2: − − == Lent == − [[Image:Ash wednesday.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Ash Wednesday]] is the first day of [[Lent]].]] − ''See also:'' [[Lent]] − − [[Lent]] is the forty-day period of [[atonement]] and fasting that begins on [[Ash Wednesday]] and culminates with [[Holy Week]], as recognized by most [[Christian]] demoninations.<ref>Lent is followed by [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholics]], [[Methodist]]s, [[Lutheran]]s, [[Anglican]]s, [[Episcopalians]], and many others.</ref> The word "Lent" is taken from the [[Anglo-Saxon]] or Teutonic word Lencten, meaning "spring".<ref name="Spring">{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/voices/why-is-lent-relevant-for-evangelicals.html|title=Why is Lent relevant for evangelicals?|date=March 7, 2020|accessdate=March 9, 2020|author=Jim Denison|publisher=[[The Christian Post]]}}</ref> − − ==References== − {{reflist}}
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The verb "to fast" is one of the oldest in the English language, dating back to at least the 1100s.
The verb "to fast" is one of the oldest in the English language, dating back to at least the 1100s.
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