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Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

It was an easy sell as the Celts already regarded four-leaf clovers as a powerful symbol of protection/luck ... from obligations of lenten sacrifice/abstinence. A day off from being good if ...

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Ramadhan is the holy month, a month of blessing worldwide for all true Muslims. It is a symbol of sacrifice and involves much abstinence from sinful activities. It preaches unity and the togetherness ...

"The ravages of alcoholism and drug abuse in our culture are too well known, and no symbol of sin's bondage is more seductive ... means of penetrating western youth culture, and conversely, abstinence ...

There are two main ways that Catholics use to focus on growing closer to God during the Lenten season: abstinence and fasting. Abstinence is the act of “doing without” or avoiding something.

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