Like all Christian holy days and holidays, Lent has changed over ... two or three days, not the 40 observed today. In 325, the Council of Nicea discussed a 40-day Lenten season of fasting, but ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...

Lent is an important season in the Christian calendar as they prepare for Easter by observing 40 days of Lent ... It includes Maundy Thursday (the day of the Last Supper) and ends on Holy Saturday ...

known as Lent. This involved fasting and later abstinence from certain foods, including eggs. The festal letter of Athanasius in 330 shows that the early church was practising a 40-day fast prior ...

"one before the 40 days of Lent." St. Athanasius (d. 373) in this "Festal Letters" implored his congregation to make a 40-day fast prior to the more intense fasting of Holy Week," CREC notes.

The birth of Christ was changed from the autumn, to being born on December 25 th, which is the day ... days weeping for ...

The festival of Lent is a special time in my religion. Lent is the period of 40 days leading up to Easter ... Shrove Tuesday is a day to say sorry to God for our sins and decide what to give ...

Not only is it Valentine’s Day, it’s also Ash Wednesday ... by now accustomed to these kinds of questions. During the 40 days of Lent, demand for seafood, rather than red meat, rises at ...

The time of year when we warm up our frying pans and start whisking is nearly upon us, as Pancake Day creeps closer and closer. Also known as Shrove Tuesday the date of the day changes every ...

"one before the 40 days of Lent." St. Athanasius (d. 373) in this "Festal Letters" implored his congregation to make a 40-day fast prior to the more intense fasting of Holy Week," CREC notes.