Lent
A Christian Holiday
By Jeremy Albuquerque, Jack Mersereau, Gregg Wheeler, Kevin Rubens
Next Lent Celebration
Rituals
Lent is a forty day (not counting Sundays) period of prayer, fasting, and abstinence. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends right before Easter. Roman Catholic worshippers wear a cross made of ash of their head. The color for lent is purple and pink which represents sorrow for sin. Lent is a time of self examination in light of the ten commandments. Lent is meant to purify your heart before the Resurrection of Jesus on Easter. They do an Advent wreath that starts the first sunday of advent is the beginning of the church year. They put four candles around the outside three purple, one pink and one big white candle in the middle. Each candle has a different meaning and you add a candle each week.
Did you know?
Did you know that Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French.
Color
Ash Wednesday
Candles
First candle-The Prophecy, Hope-The color is Purple
Second candle-Is the way-The color is Purple
Third Candle-The candle of joy- The color is Pink
Fourth candle-The candle of Peace-The color is Purple
Fifth candle- The christ candle and the Christmas candle-WhiteThe Holiday
Lent starts Ash Wednesday and runs about six weeks before easter (in preparation for easter). It is a season of prayer, abstinence, and fasting. They fast for 40 days. It is to imitate Jesus’ fasting in the wilderness. Mardi Gras is the last day before Lent.The forty weeks represents the BIRTH of new Israel, and it takes 40 weeks for birth. During Lent, statues and crucifixes are draped in purple cloth as a sign of mourning.
Bibliography
Works Cited
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