{"id":18598,"date":"2025-01-12T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18598"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:56:49","slug":"lent-observed-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/lent-observed-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Feiern Protestanten die Fastenzeit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>What is Lent and why is it observed? Lent is a sacred season in the Christian liturgical calendar, a time of spiritual renewal and preparation leading up to the joyous celebration of Easter. This period of 40 days (not counting Sundays) begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. The number 40 holds deep biblical significance, echoing the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness, as well as the 40 years the Israelites\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lent is a Christian season lasting 40 days, focusing on spiritual renewal, fasting, and preparation for Easter&#039;s celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30121,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/is-lent-a-holy-day-of-obligation\/","url_meta":{"origin":18598,"position":0},"title":"Is Lent Considered a Holy Day of Obligation?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 28, 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