POLL: What Are You Giving Up for Lent?
Ash Wednesday starts a commitment of sacrifice by many Christians.
Ash Wednesday
Falling 46 days before Easter, the fast marks the beginning of a period of penitential preparation known as Lent.
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If you observe Ash Wednesday, you also have likely begun the fasting or chosen another personal sacrifice during Lent—a period of personal pentinence.
Many faiths call for periods of fasting and other personal sacrifice, though even the most devout might vary in their observance of such commitment.
Patch wants to know—how are observant are you in the personal callings of sacrifice connected to religious beliefs? Take the poll below and tell us more about your experiences in the comments section.
Penna1965
4:53 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Option 4 - my religion doesn't do the "giving" up as part of it's foundations.
Sean Gilbertson
8:46 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Option 5: I don't believe in any religion, so I'm not compelled to put anything on my head.
CHDaggett
2:29 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
I've made sacrifices as part of a spiritual, moral, ethical, integrated life (and found it to be a meaningful experience),but not as part of "religion" or for "personal penitence"