Lent

cheets64 · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:53

So what are you giving up for lent. 2009 I gave up alcohol, that was pretty hard, but its all about temptation.

Might do crisps and chocolate.

Lent runs from the 9th of March (tomorrow) till the 23rd of April, 46 days.

In Western Christianity Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days of lent because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter", a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.

Viper² · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:54

Can't you give up posting on here?

***Can you give up trolling?***

Craig1981 · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:54

Nothing.

neil3k · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:56

Soft Drinks

Fenris · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:57

Nothing.

Wizzfizz · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:57

Nothing.

topshot · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:57

Tealc · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:58

Nothing and have always done the same.

Belmit · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:58

I'm giving up quitting stuff.

Ah, dang.

Craig1981 · 8 Mar 2011 at 15:58

Not to be a bigot or anything, but is this purely a Catholic thing? I'm prodestant myself and I dont know anybody who does this.

Pate · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:02

cheets64 said:
So what are you giving up for lent. 2009 I gave up alcohol, that was pretty hard, but its all about temptation.

Might do crisps and chocolate.

Lent runs from the 9th of March (tomorrow) till the 23rd of April, 46 days.

Lent in our family is always just the 40 day slog, no sundays off. Makes whatever we gave up soooooooooooooooooooooo much better.

Craig1981 said:
Not to be a bigot or anything, but is this purely a Catholic thing? I'm prodestant myself and I dont know anybody who does this.

It's a Christian thing, merely a recognition of the temptation we all go through in life and the celebration of Christ's eternal triumph.

AtticusFinch · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:02

Not really

neil3k said:
Sigh.

Trollin hard today I see.

I honestly had never heard of Lent until someone was going on about it at work today.

neil3k · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:04

AtticusFinch said:
I honestly had never heard of Lent until someone was going on about it at work today.

Yet you felt the urge to come in and troll anyway?

A+ for effort F for Intelligence.

deuse · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:04

I will only have one full meal a day and no red meat. It's only for 40 days

Pestilence · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:06

I'm giving up giving up. This Lent is excess all the way for me!

Actually, it's not. I've been seriously needing to get the diet and exercise etc. in gear as I need to shift 6 stone, hopefully by the end of the year.

Perhaps giving up alcohol would be a prime opportunity right now, as I do drink a lot.

cheets64 · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:07

Its only the same as what Muslims do for Ramadan.

kenmare said:
Lent in our family is always just the 40 day slog, no sundays off. Makes whatever we gave up soooooooooooooooooooooo much better.

I find that cheating. I go all in.

AtticusFinch · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:07

I don't get it

neil3k said:
Yet you felt the urge to come in and troll anyway?

A+ for effort F for Intelligence.

What's your problem with my post?

Razor-BladE · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:07

I'm not religious but I'm doing it.. we'll see how far I get lol.
Gonna give up chocolate/junk food/takeaways/unhealthy snack food.

nicks3607 · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:07

Cigarettes. Don't smoke a particularly large amount, and that 46 days would take me up to the day of my stag do. Probably end up smoking again then

whitecrook · 8 Mar 2011 at 16:09

I don't get it.

Lent

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