For a Christian, Lent is a preparation for Easter

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For a Christian, Lent is a preparation for Easter. Both Easter and Lent are very important times in their religious lives. As a result of this, Christians try to imitate Jesus’ events by fasting or sacrificing commodities and habits. The most common sacrifices are smoking and foods which they like, for example chocolates and sweets. Some more Orthodox Christians may go to the extreme of giving up meals at specific times of the day.

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Lent is a time where many Christians grow as a person. The reason why Christians sacrifice habits and commodities to show God their commitment and also to highlight Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice for human kind; sacrificing his life on the cross. This will give the Christian more will power. Christians now have 40 days, plenty of time, to prepare themselves for one of the most important festival in the Christian calendar and also because Jesus was in the desert for that amount of time without any food or water, and was being tortured by the devil. Christians beyond doubt consider ...

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