Lent 101
This season prepares Christians for Easter and lasts about 40 days.
What is Lent?
Jesus spent 40 days being tempted in this place.
What is the wilderness (or the desert)?
The ashes on Ash Wednesday often come from these burned branches.
What are palm branches (palms)?
The week right before Easter is called this.
What is Holy Week?
The first day of Lent, when many receive ashes on their forehead.
What is Ash Wednesday?
This enemy tempted Jesus in the wilderness.
Who is the devil (or Satan)?
A word that means turning back to God.
What is repentance?
The day Jesus entered Jerusalem while people waved branches.
What is Palm Sunday?
A Lent practice that means giving up something to focus on God.
What is fasting?
For 40 days Jesus did this.
What is fasting?
“For you are dust, and to dust you shall ___.”
What is return?
The day Christians remember Jesus’ death on the cross.
What is Good Friday?
A Lent practice that means talking with God.
What is prayer?
Jesus refused to turn stones into this.
What is bread?
The day of the Last Supper.
What is Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday) ?
A Lent practice that means giving to those in need.
What is almsgiving?
One Gospel that tells the story of Jesus being tempted.
What is Matthew (or Mark or Luke)?
The day Christians celebrate Jesus rising from the dead.
What is Easter Sunday (or Resurrection Sunday)?