Lent Facts about Lent Lent lasts for 40

Lent

Facts about Lent • Lent lasts for 40 days. • 40 Lent Ashis known • The daysbegins before on Easter as Lent. (We don’t count the Wednesday 9 th March Sundays. ) 2011. • At this time, our days get longer and it is • the Spring Time. Atstart thisoftime, our days get longer and it is the start of Spring Time.

Why does Lent last 40 days? • First we look at the story ‘Jesus goes into the Wilderness’ • Jesus went to the desert for 40 • The 40 days is known days and before nights. Easter He didn’t as Lent. (We don’t count the have any food or water. Sundays. ) • • At The this time, daysand get tried longertoand it devilour came is the start of Spring Time. make Jesus eat and drink. • He made Jesus lots of promises but Jesus said NO!

What can we do during Lent? • Lent is a time when we can make a Sacrifice to remember when Jesus was in • The the 40 days before is known desert with. Easter nothing to eatas Lent. (We don’t count the Sundays. ) or anything to drink. • At this time, our days get longer and it is • the. Ifstart Spring youofwere to Time. give something up this lent what would it be?

Try something new this Lent? • This Lent try and go on something for Lent! Something that willbefore help Easter others!is known as Lent. (We don’t count the • The 40 days Sundays. ) • Today each person will choose one thing that they will do to help others over Lent and place it on our Lenten Tree. • At this time, our days get longer and it is the start of Spring Time.