Quote Originally Posted by RoadRaven View Post
So, I know almost nothing about Lent... how long does it last for Velobambina?

And you have to choose to give up something, right? Hence no buying clothes?

Is that because Jesus "gave up" his life? Or another reason?
In Western Christianity, Lent "runs" from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday (the day before Good Friday), but does not include the intervening Sundays. Other churches, however, calculate it differently. The 40 days of Lent symbolize the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert resisting Satan's temptation, which is why Christians often fast, repent, and/or deprive themselves of something during that period.

I'm a lapsed Catholic of sorts, but I'm trying to cut down on TV during Lent. Only news, weather and PBS. It's sort of a test run to see if I could live with just basic cable.

And feel free to correct me on any of this. It's been a long time since I studied my Catechism.