Author: , The Oklahoman

What is Lent and when does it start?Ash Wednesday is on March 6. Here are some interesting facts about the season of Lent.watchMembers of the local Catholic church will have opportunities to taste different cuisines as they fast from meat every Friday during Lent.During Lent, the 40 days before Easter Sunday (excluding Sundays), Catholics commemorate the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring Satan’s temptation. On Fridays during Lent, Catholics fast from eating meat and many churches will offer meat-free meals after parishioners participate in the Stations of the Cross. A fish fry that parishioners look forward…