C4.6 - Lent

Question 1

What is Lent? [2]

Answer 1

• A 40-day period of fasting and reflection leading up to Easter
• remembering Jesus’ time in the wilderness.

Question 2

What the fasting during Lent and what’s the purpose? [2]

Answer 2

• reducing food intake or giving up certain foods
• self discipline and sacrifice

Question 3

What is prayer during Lent and what’ the purpose? [2]

Answer 3

• spending extra time praying or attending Church services to reflect on faith
• strengthening faith and connecting with God

Question 4

What is charity during Lent and what’s the purpose? [2]

Answer 4

• donating money or time to help those in need
• demonstrating compassion and generosity

Question 5

What is 40? [1]

Answer 5

• symbolises a time of testing or transformation

Question 6

What are other times when the number 40 is used in the Bible? [3]

Answer 6

• Moses spent 40 days on Mount Sinai
• Noah’s flood lasted 40 days and nights
• Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years

Question 7

When does Lent begin? [1]

Answer 7

Ash Wednesday

Question 8

What is Ash Wednesday? [2]

Answer 8

a special day when Christians attend church to receive a cross of ashes on their foreheads.

Question 9

What are the ashes made from? [1]

Answer 9

burnt palm leaves from the previous year’s Palm Sunday

Question 10

What are ways churches celebrate Lent? [2]

Answer 10

• hold regular services
• encourage prayer, fasting, and acts of charity

Question 11

What do the ashes places on foreheads symbolise? [2]

Answer 11

• mortality
• need for repentance

Question 12

How do Roman Catholics celebrate Lent? [3]

Answer 12

• focus on fasting
• Ash Wednesday services
• Stations of the Cross

Question 13

How do Protestants celebrate Lent? [3]

Answer 13

• emphasise personal reflection
• charity
• Bible study

Question 14

How do Greek Orthodox celebrate Lent? [3]

Answer 14

• stay away from meat, dairy, oil
• extra prayers
• fasting services

Question 15

What are the religious reasons for observing Lent? [2]

Answer 15

• reminds Christians of Jesus’ sacrifice and their need for God’s forgiveness and grace
• helps Christians prepare spiritually for Easter by focusing on repentance and self-discipline

Question 16

What are the social significances of observing Lent? [2]

Answer 16

• brings communities together through shared acts of worship, prayer, and charity
• churches organise events like food drives or charity fundraisers