we’ve picked four symbols associated with the period to help explain why and how Christians mark this time of year. Lent lasts for 40 days and nights each year, ending with Holy Week and Easter.

Themes: the Christian festival of Lent; Shrove Tuesday and Ash ... To mark the end of Lent, many people enjoy chocolate easter eggs. The eggs are a symbol of Jesus coming back to life, and the ...

In Europe, for example, people began decorating eggs during the Christian celebration of Lent, a period of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter. Eggs were seen as a symbol of the ...