Lent, in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter.
Lent may also refer to:
Christian observances
Great Lent, in Eastern Christianity, the period that corresponds to Western Lent
Jack o' Lent, an event in Medieval England involving the burning of an effigy of Judas Iscariot made of straw and rags
Lent Event, community based Christian social justice movement
Lent in Malta, numerous religious traditions, most of them inherited from one generation to the next, that are part of the Paschal celebrations in the Maltese Islands
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Buddhist Lent", a commonly used term for Vassa or Rains Retreat, a three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners in Burma, which takes place during the wet season
Lent term, spring academic term at certain British universities
Sports
Lent Bumps or Lents, a set of rowing races held annually in Cambridge
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disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lent. If an
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Lent, in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter.
Lent may also refer to:
Christian observances
Great Lent, in Eastern Christianity, the period that corresponds to Western Lent
Jack o' Lent, an event in Medieval England involving the burning of an effigy of Judas Iscariot made of straw and rags
Lent Event, community based Christian social justice movement
Lent in Malta, numerous religious traditions, most of them inherited from one generation to the next, that are part of the Paschal celebrations in the Maltese Islands
"
Buddhist Lent", a commonly used term for Vassa or Rains Retreat, a three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners in Burma, which takes place during the wet season
Lent term, spring academic term at certain British universities
Sports
Lent Bumps or Lents, a set of rowing races held annually in Cambridge
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lent. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.