What Are You Giving Up For Lent?
We asked our Facebook followers what, if anything, they were giving up for Lent. Their answers ranged from the satirical to the sincere.
Lent starts on Wednesday. After Tuesday's blowout party that is Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday kicks off the 40-day period in which Catholics and other Christians practice denial and penitence, modeled on Christ's 40 days in the desert. Lent concludes the day before Easter. It's traditional to give up something during Lent as a practice of abstinence. Some Christians choose junk food, TV, or, more lately, Facebook or the internet. We asked Coventry Patch Facebook followers if they were going to give up anything for Lent, and if they would ever consider going on a digital fast. Their responses are below. Read what other Patch followers had to say, then tell us in the comments: What, if anything, will you give up for Lent? Daniel Slavin: …
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8:27 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I see. Maintaining a fan base these days is a tough business. Just look at Lindsay Lohan. more ›