[Closed] Lent 2021

Caring

I gave up Lent.

Whelks.

Brexit.

Flying

Going to the pub for a load of beer and having a kebab on the way home

Abstinence

pork pies

I gave up believing in sky fairies when I hit puberty. I have managed of stay off it ever since.

I'm giving up archaic religious practices.

Social contact - shielding extended until end of March.
And chocolate, cakes, sweets, meat on a Friday.

Rather than taking a negative action of giving up I am going not try to take a positive action of doing some more exercise as I have been bad over this lock down. Could say giving up sloth.

I have no idea when lent is or what its about. some weird christian thing?

I try to live a good green life. I don't need to do something extra to make up for being a twerp the rest of the year 😉

It's an easy one to remember tj, between pancake Day and Easter.

It’s an easy one to remember tj, between pancake Day and Easter egg day

FTFY

Wearing pants

It’s an easy one to remember tj, between pancake Day and Easter.

really helpful considering I never know when Easter is.

something like Second sunday after pentecost? When the flip is that?

tjagain

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I have no idea when lent is or what its about. some weird christian thing?

Self reflection and abstinence aren't exclusively religious.
And anything that helps us appreciate how lucky, privileged and wasteful most of us are can only be a good thing.

Years ago, I gave up giving up things for lent for lent. I've managed to stick to it so far. Probably for the best, I'd have nothing left by now otherwise.

In seriousness, one positive that did come out of this: one year at school our RE teacher made us all give something up, I said I'd given up biting my nails. I did and I've kept to it since aside for when I break one and don't have clippers to hand.

@Cougar- thought you'd given up the ban hammer for lent

pancakes

Wearing pants

Underpants? Trousers? Both??

thought you’d given up the ban hammer for lent

Hah! I hadn't thought of that.

I give up smoking for Lent every year. I actually haven't smoked since 1986 but y'know...

SHOUTING at telephone boxes.
Crying on the way to work.
Basic personal hygiene.

My daughter brought up lent last night, she has been doing a no- alcoholic drinks (she is a University Student!), low carb, on-line daily gym class routine for 6 weeks, so she has decided to give this up for lent! Is that the idea?

I've been inspired by Justin Hawkins to give up givin a fhuuuuuu

It's not weight watchers.

Work.

Not religious either but was brought up as such. Every year I give up drinking but this year I'll only have a drink during the Saturday zoom call. Working from home I need to make some distinction between week and weekend.

I have no idea when lent is or what its about.

+1

I assume it's got something to do with pancakes as they seem to occur at roughly the same time.