What Are the Origins of Lent?
The practice of fasting from food for spiritual reasons is found in the three largest Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Published Feb 22, 2021 Image Via Pascal Deloche/Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ");}else if(is_tablet()){slot_number++;document.write(" Advertisment:
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