Why Christians give up things for Lent
Lent, when Christians fast or forego certain vices for more than six weeks before Easter, falls on February 22 this year. The Lenten period first emerged shortly after the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD and even the earliest observances of Lent focused on the practice of fasting, eating one meal a…
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