What are the origins of lent?

Questions on lent What are the origins of lent? Lent originates from the time Jesus was taken into the wilderness by the spirit. Here for 40 days and nights Jesus fasted and was tempted by the Satan. The devil tempts him with three things. The first is when a starving Jesus is desperately hungry and is told if he was the son of god he would turn the stone into bread. Jesus replied "man should not …

…happiness to other people. I think an alternative way to celebrate lent would be to give to people in need. This is much more positive and makes lent more worthwhile. As well as making someone more comfortable and happy in life, you are getting the pure satisfaction that you are helping another living soul on this planet. It is happy to see that many more churches are thinking about and doing these sort of activities.