What are some questions to ask about lent?

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What are some questions to ask about lent?

This is for religion class because of my teacher

2007-02-22 08:15:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching

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How long is it?
Why is it that long?
What is it for?
Why do people give things up for Lent?
How do they determine when Lent will start?

I don't know how specific you want to be. Good luck!

2007-02-22 08:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Why is it traditionally thought of as 40 days, but actually is 46 days?

What's the history of the word?

Or, you could just look it up on Wikipedia and format some questions based on the information you can find there.

2007-02-22 16:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by omouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Was lent one of the pagan rituals that was adopted by the catholic church ?

2007-02-22 18:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋