Have you given up anything for Lent?
By Fleur
@Fleura (30392)
United Kingdom
February 11, 2016 1:51am CST
Traditionally Lent is a forty day period of fasting leading up to Easter, according to the Christian church. Not many people do that any more, but some do give up some sort of indulgence such as chocolate or alcohol. I‘ve also heard of people resolving to do something instead, such as a good turn every day. Have any myLotters given up or taken up anything for Lent?
Personally I have resolved to stop reading the Daily Mail online!
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
11 Feb 16
I gave up religion itself - not just for lent
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
11 Feb 16
Why are you giving up that (in particular) if you don't mind me asking?
I do not participate in lent myself.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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11 Feb 16
Nope. Although it is possible I've unintentionally given up my healthy eating regime In honour of the occasions.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
12 Feb 16
No, although I have taking things up in the past, one was randomly a household manual to become more organised, when I use it it works.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
11 Feb 16
I have given up giving up anything! Does that count?
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@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
12 Feb 16
I tried to give up smoking every Lent, but it didn't work. I don't know why Orthodox Christmas day helped me in giving up this bad habit.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Feb 16
Even as a child our church didn't talk about fasting. Never have, probably never will
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@Fleura (30392)
• United Kingdom
11 Feb 16
When I was at school the idea of giving something up for Lent was practically universal, even if not everyone did it many people thought of doing so or tried to start at least - giving up chocolate was a very popular intention I remember. Now it seems to have gone out of fashion completely - although indulging in the excess of the pre-Lent festivities still seems quite popular!
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@grandbrix (81)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
yes, traditionally only fasting and abstinence during ash wednesday and good friday and abstinence of meat on fridays are required by our Catholic faith but some believers personally add more penitence like denying themselves of things they enjoyed most to share somehow in the sufferings of Christ.
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