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"Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance and it marks the beginning of Lent."
In the Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is observed by fasting, abstinence from meat, and repentance—a day of contemplating one's transgressions. The Anglican Book of Common Prayer also designates Ash Wednesday as a day of fasting. In the medieval period, Ash Wednesday was the required annual day of penitential confession occurring after fasting and the remittance of the tithe. In other Christian denominations these practices are optional, with the main focus being on repentance. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 (whose health enables them to do so) are permitted to consume only one full meal, which may be supplemented by two smaller meals, which together should not equal the full meal. Some Catholics will go beyond the minimum obligations demanded by the Church and undertake a complete fast or a bread and water fast. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are also days of abstinence from meat (mammals and fowl), as are all Fridays during Lent.[15] Some Catholics continue fasting beyond Lent,[citation needed] as was the Church's traditional requirement,[16] concluding only after the celebration of the Easter Vigil.
As the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday comes the day after Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), the last day of the Carnival season.
so, whatcha giving up for lent, who is fasting, who is abstaining, and who is repenting?
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Gave up lent when I was a kid 
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pfth you are still a kid ;P
just an older one 
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as soon as my dogs stop eating meat I will.
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I'm an Episcopalian; I observe Ash Wednesday and Lent.
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we always observe Lent
I give up asparagus.
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not i...
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not me...haven't for a looong time!
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Me. I am working on being less judgmental. My mom told me I should give up texting at red lights. I will probably do that too.
ETA: I won't be fasting but I will probably give up meat. I don't eat that much anyways.
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good luck to you ducky
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pkhere posted:
we always observe Lent
I give up asparagus.
Observe Lent, but steal from nuns.
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Nope I am a heathen.
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Ah-Schoo posted:
pkhere posted:
we always observe Lent
I give up asparagus.
Observe Lent, but steal from nuns.
the nuns just got a visit from Rudy too!!!
THEY LOVED IT!!!!
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I observe lint... having my shirt pulled up all day kind of freaks out the coworkers though.
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Ash and lentils taste horrible together.
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Trying to go a full 50 days with meat or dairy products.
We will see....
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I'm giving up being pregnant. 
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I'll be observing it while I stuff my face, have lots of sex and prepare for my journey to hell... Oh wait I'm not Catholic... I get to goto heaven!
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I'm agnostic. I don't give up anything.
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