LENT TRIVIA

The “Sundays” are included in the count of 40 days of Lent.

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The number 40 is a significant number for Christians. Jesus spent 40 days in a desert. Noah had to wait 40 days for his ark to float and Moses and his followers traveled through the wilderness for 40 years before reaching the Promised Land.

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Catholics started the tradition of Lent around the year 2000, during the Council of Nicea, but it has spread through other Christian denominations.

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Lent comes from the Middle English word “lente,” which means winter.

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Lent starts on what’s known as Ash Wednesday. This is when followers spread ashes on their foreheads to signal their repentance to God. The ashes come from burning current year’s palms that were distributed on Palm Sunday.

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In New Orleans, they throw a huge party called Mardi Gras before Ash Wednesday, aka “Fat Tuesday,”

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Pink is the official color of Lent.

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You CAN eat fish or other cold-blooded animals.

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The date for Easter has been set for thousands of years. It all has to do with the full moon of the Pashal, or Passover, full moon.

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In a study done in 2014, 72% of adults knew what Lent was, and 88% of those participating in Lent were giving up some item of food for 40 days.

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