Lent will soon be kicking off as we approach the run-up to spring and Easter.
The 40-day period is seen as a time of critical self-reflection and giving up luxurious goods in order to improve your self-discipline.
In the Christian calendar, the Lent period begins the day after Shrove Tuesday, with the first day known as Ash Wednesday.
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The exact date for Lent changes each year because Easter is a moveable holiday and Lent moves with it.
Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox - the first day of spring.
This year, Ash Wednesday lands on March 2 which will mark the beginning of the six-week Lent period.
While officially Lent lasts for 40 days, it is technically a few days more than that since Sundays are not counted as part of the festival period.
Lent ends on Maundy Thursday which lands on April 14 this year and marks the last supper of Jesus Christ.
Some observers of Lent choose to give up specific indulgences which can range all the way from chocolate and TV to smoking and swearing.
Christians follow this tradition for two reasons - to represent the 40 years the Israelites escaped Egypt in the Bible and the 40 days of fasting Jesus took in the wilderness.
