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Easter and Christmas were lent to us by the pagans and druids, respectively,

and include traditions such as celebrating the lengthening of days after the Dec solstice (in the northern hemisphere) and painting eggs, a symbol of birth and fertility.

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Lenten traditions include prayer, fasting, receiving ashes on one's forehead at the start of Lent, almsgiving, and not eating meat.

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