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Ten questions about Lent...
Can you get all 10 right?
The word 'Lent' comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for
The first day of Lent is
The last day of Lent is
Lent is a time to remember Jesus being tempted three times in the wilderness by Satan. In the first temptation Satan tried to get Jesus to turn which of the following into bread:
In the second temptation Satan took Jesus to the highest point of the Temple and challenged him to:
In the third temptation Satan showed Jesus the world and said he could control all this without any interference if he would
Lent is the time when many Christians give up something they enjoy eating in order to learn more about themselves and how to live a life closer to the example of Jesus. This is called
Lent is the time when many Christians give to a good cause the money they do not spend on food which they stop eating. Giving away money in this way is called
One of the ways to learn about how God wants us to live is to pray; Lent is a time for prayer - but it doesn't have to be limited to that time. The special prayer which Jesus taught his followers is called
We usually say that Lent lasts for 40 days... but if we include Sundays how long is it?
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