lent

English word lent derives from the Germanic root for Spring (specifically Old English lencten; also the Anglo-Saxon name for March - lenct Lent also known as Quaresma (Latin: Forty) is the Christian observance of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday culminating to Easter Sunday. through prayer, penance, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial. some faithful observants generally commit to a form of fasting or (temporarily) give up certain types of luxury. the English word Maundy in that name for the day is derived through Middle English and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" ("A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you"), the statement by Jesus in the Gospel of John (13:34) by which Jesus explained to the Apostles the significance of his action of washing their feet. ------------- the traditional belief that Jesus lay for forty hours in the tomb --------------- 禮拜儀式，或稱為禮儀 Liturgy (Greek: Λειτουργία) is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions. Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count) the minister will lightly rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers. The word, sometimes rendered by its English translation "service"