Lent

There are traditionally forty days in Lent which are marked by fasting, both from foods and festivities, and by other acts of penance. The three traditional practices to be taken up with renewed vigour during Lent are prayer (justice towards God), fasting (justice towards self), and almsgiving (justice towards neighbour). Today, some people give up a vice of theirs, add something that will bring them closer to God, and often give the time or money spent doing that to charitable purposes or organizations.

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Lent in 2010 will start on Wednesday, the 17th of February and will continue for 46 days until Saturday, the 3rd of April.

In Western Christianity Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days of lent because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter", a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.

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I've been wondering what to give up for Lent. I may give up a couple of things since it's supposed to be something that is considered a sacrifice. My first choice is to give up Facebook but since that won't be much of a sacrifice, I should probably also choose something more meaningful. What about coffee? That would definitely be a sacrifice for me. How does that sound? Facebook and coffee.

Steven has decided to give up sex. But since Sundays are mini-celebrations then in his mind he figures we'll actually have more sex since we'll have to celebrate on Sundays. How can you fault his logic? He gives up something that is a sacrifice yet still would manage to make it into a win?