Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, and during this time, many people give up something that they love, such as their favourite food or activity.

Lent begins March 5, and different denominations of Christianity have varied traditions for the 40 days leading to observance of the resurrection.

Why people walk around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads on Lent and why do Christians give things up for this festival before Easter?