Lent (disambiguation)

Last updated December 08, 2022

Lent , in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter.

Christian observances

Great Lent, in Eastern Christianity, the period that corresponds to Western Lent
Jack o' Lent, an event in Medieval England involving the burning of an effigy of Judas Iscariot made of straw and rags
Lent Event, community based Christian social justice movement
Lent in Malta, numerous religious traditions, most of them inherited from one generation to the next, that are part of the Paschal celebrations in the Maltese Islands

Places

Lent, Ain, a commune in Ain, France
Lent, Jura, a commune in Jura, France
Lent, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Nijmegen, Netherlands
Lent Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, a township in the U.S.
Lent Homestead and Cemetery, a historic cemetery in New York City
Lent, Maribor, an old part of Maribor, Slovenia

People with the surname

Abraham Lent (1789–1873), Nova Scotia politician
Abraham Lent (New York City) (1815–1882), New York politician
Arie van Lent (b. 1970), Dutch-German footballer
Berkeley Lent (1921–2007), American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon
Blair Lent (1930–2009), American author and illustrator of mostly Chinese-themed books
Helmut Lent (1918–1944), German night fighter ace in World War II
James Lent (1782–1833), U.S. Representative from New York
James Lent (Nova Scotia politician) (1753–1838)
John Lent (b. 1948), Canadian poet and novelist
Michael Lent (visual artist), co-creator and publisher of Toby Room magazine
Norman F. Lent (1931–2012), Conservative Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
Willis Lent (1904–1959), rear admiral in the United States Navy

Art, entertainment, and media

Lent (album), an album by Dallas Crane
Lent Festival, arts festival in Lent, Maribor, Slovenia
Lent Talks , a series of talks, normally broadcast on BBC Radio in the United Kingdom, to mark the Christian season of Lent
The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (1559), an oil-on-panel work painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Lent , a 2019 fantasy novel by Jo Walton

Events

"Buddhist Lent", a commonly used term for Vassa or Rains Retreat, a three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners in Burma, which takes place during the wet season
Lent term, spring academic term at certain British universities

Sports

Lent Bumps or Lents, a set of rowing races held annually in Cambridge

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