Many people choose to give something up during Lent, such as sweets, fast food, soda, social media, or otehr habits. Some people abstain from eating meat on Fridays.

Lent: Forty Days of Reflection

A season of fasting, prayer, reflection and renewal for Christians around the world.

Codou (Jay) Dieye, Reporter | April 3, 2026

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Lent is 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for millions of Christians across the world observed by certain Christian denominations, including Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Lutherans, Lent is a season of preparation.

It takes place during the six weeks leading up to Holy week culminating with Easter on Sunday, April 5. Lent is an important season in Christianity that lasts for about 40 days and helps Christians prepare for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends just before Easter Sunday. During this period, many Christians focus on prayer, reflection, and improving themselves. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before beginning his public ministry. Because of this story, Lent is often seen as a time of sacrifice, self-discipline. Many people choose to give something up during Lent, such as sweets, fast food, soda, social media, or other habits they enjoy in their daily lives. Some people abstain from eating meat on Fridays.

Another important part of Lent is helping others through charity, donating money, volunteering, or simply doing good actions. (Codou (Jay) Dieye)

“Something that I have tried to do and give up is avoid eating a lot of sweet treats during lent,” Aiden Franco (11) said.

This act of giving something up helps them practice self-control and remember the sacrifices of Jesus. reading the Bible, attending church services, or helping people in need. Many believers also try to be kinder, more patient, and more forgiving during lent. Another important part of Lent is helping others through charity, donating money, volunteering, or simply doing good actions. Some Christians also practice fasting, which means eating less or avoiding certain foods on specific days.

For many Christians, Lent is a meaningful period that helps them reconnect with their beliefs and prepare their hearts for the celebration of Easter.

“I think Lent prepares you for Easter by shifting your focus from worldly distractions to spirituality and your relationship with God, allowing you to focus on Easter’s true meaning: the rise of Jesus from the dead,” Franco said.

By the time Easter arrives, many people feel that they have grown and strengthened their relationship with God, and learned valuable lessons about sacrifice and gratitude.

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Codou (Jay) Dieye, Reporter

Codou (Jay) Dieye is a 15-year-old junior in her first year in publications and in the states also. She spends her free time studying, doing some calculus or just relaxing by watching anime and collecting manga. She likes horror books but they are more psychological than creepy. She wants to be a psychiatrist because she wants to understand people’s emotions, health and wants to have a positive impact in their lives. Actually she already has started studying some illnesses and there is one which really impacted her: schizophrenia. She is not really confident in speaking English because she has a big French accent …..but that is okay as she is trying to be more confident. If she has the choice to write a book about herself, the title would probably be “Half human half moon.”