No, Lent is a different liturgical season from Ordinary Time.
There is no lent in Buddhism in any direct sense, there are many days of particular significance for different traditions but noting hat I think cold correspond to a lent or lenten day.
No. Despite the similarity in spelling, the etymology of the two words is quite different, and lentils do not play any special role in Lent.
You can if you'd like to.
Today it is different from other Tuesdays because it is the day before Lent and Ash Wednesday.
He lent her the book yesterday.She lent over and picked up her drink.
with a lent brush
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It ends the same day as the Roman Catholic lent- the day before Easter. But it starts the Monday before Ash Wednesday. And the requirements are much different.
Lent might mean as sacrifice, but there is no other word or an alternative for Lent.
There were 7 Fridays in Lent 2008, just as there are in evey Lent.
If your birthday is not in Lent, then of course you can. If it is in Lent, you probably should still stay off what you have given up if you are serious about honouring Lent.