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== Lent == | == Lent == | ||
| − | [[Image:Ash wednesday.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Ash Wednesday]] is the first day of Lent.]] | + | [[Image:Ash wednesday.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Ash Wednesday]] is the first day of [[Lent]].]] |
''See also:'' [[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> | + | [[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> |
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Revision as of 18:35, April 18, 2025
Fasting is the practice of refraining from eating, or to eat less often, typically for spiritual purposes. It can build one's character and, when used sensibly, promote one's health. Jesus built his strength against temptation by fasting, as described in the New Testament.
The verb "to fast" is one of the oldest in the English language, dating back to at least the 1100s.
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.[1] The word "Lent" is taken from the Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic word Lencten, meaning "spring".[2]
References
- ↑ Lent is followed by Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, Anglicans, Episcopalians, and many others.
- ↑ Jim Denison (March 7, 2020). Why is Lent relevant for evangelicals?. The Christian Post. Retrieved on March 9, 2020.