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McLent
100
This holy day of obligation marks the first day of the new liturgical season after Lent
What is Easter / Easter Sunday
100
This festival or season of festivals falls immediately before ash Wednesday.
What is Mardi Gras / Carnival season
100
This is the number of days Jesus fasted in the desert before being tempted by the devil.
What is 40
100
This is what Deepan gave up for Lent
What is Pizza
100
This popular Lenten fast food item first hit the grease vats of the golden arches in 1962
What is the filet o fish
200
This holy day of obligation marks the beginning of the Lenten season.
What is Ash Wednesday
200
'Mardi Gras' means 'Fat Tuesday' in this language
What is French
200
This is the Sacriment that Jesus went through just prior to fasting in the desert.
What is baptism
200
This devotional commemoration of Christ's carrying the Cross and of his execution is often observed during the Lenten season.
What is the stations of the cross?
200
This seasonal Easter candy comes in many sizes and is laid by the most delicious bird know to man.
What are Reese's peanut butter eggs
300
This is the number of holy days of obligation within the Lenten season
What is 3 (ash Wednesday / palm Sunday / holy Thursday) Lent ends with the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. A new liturgical season (the shortest one), The Paschal Triduum, begins at that point. The Paschal Triduum is NOT part of Lent.
300
In some countries and traditions, Mardi Gras or Shrove season begins as early as this Catholic feast day in the first week of January
What is Epiphany / Feast of the Epiphany
300
This is the only gospel in which there is NO account of the temptation in the desert.
What is John / Gospel of John
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!! During Lent we are called to practice abstinence and fasting on Friday. Abstinence calls for all faithful from 14 till death to refrain from meat while the law of fasting, where we limit the amount of food eaten, only requires observance from the age of 18 until this birthday.
What is 60th birthday
300
Shrimp Tempura is a popular seafood option during lent. While served in many Japanese restaurants, this staple oriental dish was actually introduced to Japan by this historical naval powerhouse and birthplace of Columbus.
What is Portugal
400
This is the holy day where mass is NOT celebrated but a special liturgy is read followed by the distribution of holy communion from the previous holy day
What is Good Friday
400
This city is the home of the first American Mardi Gras celebration
What is Mobile, Alabama
400
This is the name of the desert in which Jesus goes to fast in the temptation in the desert story in the gospels
What is the Judaean desert
400
While we have to give up meat on Friday during lent, we are permitted to consume salt and freshwater fish, shellfish as well as these 2 less popular meat options. (Hint: Not a mammal)
What are reptiles and amphibians?
400
This popular Easter mascot, though now far removed from the religious symbolism that brought it about, actually has its roots in the early church.
What is the Easter bunny. The hare was a popular motif in medieval church art. In ancient times it was widely believed (as by Pliny, Plutarch, Philostratus and Aelian) that the hare was a hermaphrodite. The idea that a hare could reproduce without loss of virginity led to an association with the Virgin Mary, with hares sometimes occurring in illuminated manuscripts and Northern European paintings of the Virgin and Christ Child.
500
This is the alternate name for holy Saturday
What is Easter Vigil
500
Daily Double!!!!! These three colors associated with official Mardi Gras decorations are also found in the sprinkles or frosting of a king cake
What is purple/green/gold
500
In the temptation in the desert story, Jesus is first tempted to preform this miracle.
What is turn stones to bread.
500
The tradition of Lenten prayer and fasting was made universal around the time of this 4th century Catholic council.
What is the council of Nicea
500
These colorful, sugary treats were introduced in the 1950s. Originally made by hand they are now mass produced and last Easter over 700 million were consumed in the U.S. alone. Though it's recommended you eat them fresh, they have been enjoyed stale, frozen, roasted in s'mores or even as a pizza topping.
What are Peeps / Marshmallow Peeps?
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