# Is anyone else giving anything up or observing Lent this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326 "2024-02-08T20:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/21 "2024-02-10T13:55:41Z")
Yes, I think wax-resist egg dying is a Slavic, not Ukrainian per se, traditional craft. Wikipedia says it is also practiced by non-Slavic central and eastern European countries, like Finland, and Romania. ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/22 "2024-02-10T15:27:22Z")
I gave up Lent for Lent decades ago. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/23 "2024-02-10T15:42:17Z")
I remember the first time I noticed someone with ash on their forehead at work when I was in my 30s. I almost mentioned it to the person (a customer), like you would say something to someone if their zipper was down. When I mentioned it to a coworker they laughed and told me what it was and why. It was a TIL moment. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/24 "2024-02-10T15:43:41Z")
I had that moment in kindergarten, when half the class showed up one morning with a smudge on their face. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/25 "2024-02-10T15:50:58Z")
Different neighborhoods. In kindergarten most of the boys in my class wore yarmulkes. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/26 "2024-02-10T15:59:14Z")
> [@phs3](#): > > I gave up Lent for Lent decades ago. That’s the first time\* I’ve heard that one. mmm . . . . . . . . \*this year 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/27 "2024-02-10T17:43:15Z")
I figured, but somebody had to say it! ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/28 "2024-02-10T21:39:43Z")
I observe Lent every year. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326/29 "2024-02-10T21:42:04Z")
> [@Dumb, obvious jokes some people can't help but reflexively make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-obvious-jokes-some-people-cant-help-but-reflexively-make/994928): > > After I made this post in [another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-compliment-inappropriate/994817/79) — It occurred to me it might be a good idea to catalog the various knee-jerk “witticisms” that the tellers think are amusing but that the recipients have probably heard a thousand times. Two more examples: I’ve heard this a few times in convenience stores and gas stations, when somebody is buying a lottery ticket. The clerk asks what numbers they want, and the customer says “the winning ones.” Har har. When I used to do IT support, I’d be sitting at … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326.md?page=1)