Lent
What is the meaning of the word lent?
#1
Comes from an old english word "lencten" which means spring
What is the first meaning of ashes put on a person's forehead?
#6
Repentance and conversion
What are the three pillars of lent?
#11
Prayer, fasting and almsgiving
When lent first started, how many days was it originally before it changed to 40 days?
#16
36
What are some things that Christians abstain from during lent to practice holiness?
#21
meat
chocolate
TV
Video games
What is a food often made and eaten during lent in the medieval period?
#2
pretzels
What is the second meaning of ashes put on a person's forehead?
#7
We are called to die to sin and return to God
Why are Sunday's not counted during lent?
#12
Sundays are "mini Easters"
Why is lent 40 days?
#17
Jesus spent 40 days in a desert
Noah had to wait 40 days for his ark to float
Moses had to travel through the wilderness for 40 years
When does lent actually end?
#22
Holy Thursday, the day Jesus had the last supper
What is the first day of lent called?
#3
Ash Wednesday
What is the third meaning of ashes put on a person's forehead?
#8
Life is fragile
What were some rules during lent in medieval times?
#13
No weddings or parties, only somber events
The tradition of lent for catholics started when and what are some Christian denominations that it has spread to?
#18
Started in 325 at the Council of Nicea
It has spread to lutherans, Presbyterians and Anglicans
In a study done in 2014, what percentage of adults knew what lent was?
#23
72%
What is the story read on the first sunday in lent?
#4
Temptation of Jesus
What are examples of almsgiving?
#9
Collecting food and sponsoring a child
What word is normally taken out of the mass during the season of lent?
#14
Alleluia
Where do the ashes from ash wednesday come from?
#19
Burning last year's palms that come from palm sunday
What are we preparing for during lent?
#24
death and resurrection of Jesus
What are the last 3 days of lent called?
#5
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday
What is the length of lent?
#10
40 days not counting sundays
What is the season after lent?
#15
Easter
Which city in Louisiana practices lent by having a huge party called Mardi Gras on the tuesday before ash wednesday, also known as "fat tuesday" where people get fat because they should be fasting for the next 40 days?
#20
New Orleans
What is the number one item people give up for lent?
#25
Chocolate