Lenten fast
Forty-day abstinence
A Lenten fast is the traditional Christian practice of restricting food during Lent, the forty days before Easter.
Historically this meant abstaining from meat, dairy, and eggs; modern observances vary widely, from giving up a single indulgence to maintaining strict dietary rules.
She gave up chocolate for her Lenten fast.
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- no meatExcluding animal protein
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
Ash Wednesday · Easter · forty days · Palm Sunday · Good Friday · prayer · repentance · self-denial · fish · fish fry · meatless · solemn · purple · ashes · almsgiving · discipline · hunger · bread
Lenten fastfeast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
feasting · banquet · gluttony · indulgence · gorging
Lenten fastEaster celebration
Commemorating Christ's rising
Epiphany · Easter Sunday · Christmas Day · Corpus Christi · harvest festival
Lenten fastMardi Gras
Pre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Carnival · Fat Tuesday · Easter feast · Shrove Tuesday · bacchanalia
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