How about taking up something for Lent?

Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers are, for Anglicans and Episcopalians, the last vestige of the old Pre-Lenten carnival—the veritable orgy of eating, drinking, and merry-making that traditionally preceded the forty–day fast.

Christians in many parts of Europe still observe the Pre-Lenten Carnival; none more so than the Germans who start the carnival season (called Fasching) . . . → Read More: How about taking up something for Lent?