Lent for children

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Across
  1. 3. During Lent Christians do three things: fasting, praying and ________
  2. 4. The day before Lent is _______ Tuesday.
  3. 7. Lent comes from the word 'lenten' which means _________.
  4. 10. Lent lasts this many days.
  5. 11. Lent leads up to this important festival.
  6. 12. What people eat the day before Lent.
Down
  1. 1. To give up food.
  2. 2. Lent starts on Ash ______________.
  3. 5. The last week of Lent is called _______ week.
  4. 6. This sign is marked on the forehead with ashes on the first day of Lent.
  5. 8. The colour associated with Lent.
  6. 9. Lent is a time of ______ beginnings.