why iz it we have to give op somtin ? for what, way that tradition come from ? that we should not do this and that, ah mean i went through that shit growing up in my parentz house it int change anything . havta go to church from 12 till some time in the evening that useta geh me mad . ah think on good friday they have station ah the cross and all the ritualsthat go wid it .
yuh musbe Baptist
but Lent is not really about giving up tings although that is a common practice.
Lent is a time to reaffirm yuh faith in Christ. Many people believe that to do so, yuh have to go into self denial, repentance, fasting ect. Because these practices usually cause yuh to hallucinate and I suppose, in that state, you come to some kind a self realization. The North American Natives would deprive their bodies to the point where dey would have spiritual visions.
I believe that to reaffirm your faith, you do not have to give up anything.
As long as you find time to focus on the goal of reaffirmation.
I know of one priest whose Lenten practice was to go to a movie at least once a week. In watching the movies, he would study human behavior and eventually get closer to a spiritual awareness and god
Anyway .. not everybody is believe what I juss say and would call me a heretic .. it has no strong basis in traditional theology.
So I going to have a Guinness and reflect on my spirituality