What is Lent? BBC Bitesize (KS2) Learn all about the Christian festival of Lent with fun interactive videos, activities, downloads, quizzes and revision guides for KS2 school children.

What Lent means to some children. Lent is an important religious festival and it usually involves fasting or giving something up for 40 days. Here are some children from a Catholic school in Australia who are observing Lent. They are talking about Lent and Easter and why it’s important to them. Many of these traditions happen all over the world not just in Australia. Do you do any of these things during Lent?

Lent with LEGO! Ash Wednesday and Lent in 60 seconds.