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Many people eat fish instead of meat on Ash Wednesday.]]
Many people eat fish instead of meat on [[Ash Wednesday]].]]
===Historical===
===Historical===
Lent was formerly a forty-hour fast, that eventually expanded to a week. Forty days of Lent were accepted by the [[Council of Nicaea]] by 325 A.D.<ref name="Spring" />
Lent was formerly a forty-hour fast, that eventually expanded to a week. Forty days of Lent were accepted by the [[Council of Nicaea]] by 325 A.D.<ref name="Spring" />