Promises for Lent?

Since its now Lent, in school we had to think of some promises that we have to keep during Lent and most of them included cutting back on something.

Heres what i chose:

-No answering back to teachers
-Wash dishes and help parents with chores
-Cut back on swearing

Has anyone chose anything? Has anyone ever kept one?

I wasn't even aware people had to make promises during lent. I thought these promises and "resolutions" only happened during New Year's Eve / New Year's day.

I guess I learned something new today.

What's "Lent"?

I'm orthodox

Lent = the 40 days before Easter or something where Jesus spent 40 days out in the desert.

my promises - to gain weight

What's "Lent"?

The 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday until Easter observed by Christians as a season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter.

It's called 'The Great Fast' in Eastern Christianity.

I'm orthodox

Christian Orthodox? You have Greek or Russian roots?

I will not talk about politics on NLSC.

This is religion not politics.

Peachy, read the topic title, which you made

I thought he was responding to someone and i was like wtf. But now i get it..i hope.

i went 40 days w/o TV once....that was kinda tough.

how on earth did you do that

my promises - to gain weight

i might join you on that and also to start weights again or something like that

-No answering back to teachers
-Wash dishes and help parents with chores
-Cut back on swearing

I've kept all those since my early teen years, though swearing varies depending who I'm with. If I'm with Legend, then yes, a lot of swearing is the norm.

It's called 'The Great Fast' in Eastern Christianity.

I'm orthodox

Christian Orthodox? You have Greek or Russian roots?

Serbian orthodox...my grandfather's greek though, so I've got Greek in me too.

Since its now Lent, in school we had to think of some promises that we have to keep during Lent and most of them included cutting back on something.

Heres what i chose:

-No answering back to teachers
-Wash dishes and help parents with chores
-Cut back on swearing

Has anyone chose anything? Has anyone ever kept one?

I always promis those thing.But i never kept them

Serbian orthodox...

Apart from the calendar issues, there's really not any difference.

my grandfather's greek though, so I've got Greek in me too.

Ahh, we share some common heritage, then.

i went 40 days w/o TV once....that was kinda tough.

Good on ya Matt

I would like to do that one day. You can only get positives for that shit. (more outside time, more excercise, etc.)

One day i'd like to give up NLSC for a while I'd probably exercice more. Drinking + sitting + posting can take its toll after a good bunch of months... hahaha.

Note to self: Vagina.

Serbian orthodox...

Apart from the calendar issues, there's really not any difference.

my grandfather's greek though, so I've got Greek in me too.

Ahh, we share some common heritage, then.

Yep not really

One day i'd like to give up NLSC for a while

Didn't you just come back from like a 6 month hiatus?

I'm Eastern Europe Orthodox, we don't have this holiday!

I had no idea such a thing existed, but if I did celebrate this occasion then I guess my resolution would be to clean out my room or something stupid like that.

I'm Eastern Europe Orthodox, we don't have this holiday!

Yes , we do, it's 'The Great Fast'. Although almost nobody actually fasts for 40 days, and the promises thing is not part of our tradition.

I'm Eastern Europe Orthodox, we don't have this holiday!

Yes , we do, it's 'The Great Fast'. Although almost nobody actually fasts for 40 days, and the promises thing is not part of our tradition.

Do you fast ?

Do you fast ?

I fast 360 days a year, but not for religious purposes.

Actually, I haven't been to church since I was 5 or something.