EASTER TRADITIONS II
5. Lent begins 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays) and is characterized by fasting or self-denial to prepare for celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus. What is the name derived from:
A. the traditional name for the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness
B. the dust on the clothes of the penitent (i.e. lint)
C. the Latin term for the number of days between Septuagesima Sunday to Whitsunday (Pentecost) - the six months of the Easter season
D. the Old English term (Lencten) for springtime

6. Which statement is NOT true about Shrove Tuesday
A. the name comes from 'shriven' (granted absolution after confessing sins)
B. the name comes from the spice (shrove) often used in pre-Lenten celebrations
C. it is the same day as the 'Fat Tuesday' of New Orleans' Mardi Gras
D. it was a feast/celebration day where food not allowed during Lent (eggs, milk, cheese, meat and butter) was eaten in a 'carnival' atmosphere prior to Ash Wednesday

7. Which statement is NOT true about Ash Wednesday:
A. the name is derived from ashes, Biblical symbol of penitence, starting the Lenten season
B. ashes of burned Christmas greenery is used to mark the sign of the cross on believers
C. palm branches from last year's Palm Sunday are burned and used to mark the sign of the cross on the forehead of believers
D. it is a time of special services, often with the theme 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust'

8. Holy (Passion)Week actually begins with:
A. Maundy Thursday, when Jesus washed the disciples feet, first celebrated Communion and was arrested
B. Good Friday, when Jesus was tried and crucified on the cross of Calvary
C. Palm Sunday, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem on a donkey
D. Holy Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, the day before Jesus rose from the dead

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