Oh, I do Lent.
Less as a prostration to the godhead that the Church perpetuates, & more because I know from my extensive Yoga studies that: 1 the yogic diet is better for the average human's operating parameters... 2 the yogic diet is NOT for Norse-types to undertake predominant (I fall down, go boom)...
The 40 days of lent seems to be about as long as my body can go on just fish, cheese & veggies...probably could go longer with larger quantities of fishes...but, that's expensive
In addition, year round, I refrain from eating COPIOUS amounts of meat on a regular basis.
Americans are renowned world wide for our ability to choke down bird or mammal meat at each meal, everyday, indefinitely...& our portions (each) are at least double..look into it, I am not speaking out of my ass...
Refrain from sex? HA! I did that once...it was lame.
(though, I could do it for a month, during the day) {but, I ain't even studying the Islam yet)
THIS YEAR...due to certain initiatory rights I am in the middle of, I've put away the meat carving knife for the season...
...it helps one to be less burdened by the body (veggies & fish break down far easier than meat & chicken, though, I HAD to leave the bird on the menu, Wife said so, I don't eat enough durring the Summer.) With the body free to sit, the mind may be free-er to concentrate on the mental aspects of re-ordering...I use Lent for this most every year (though, after my head injury, I took a year off of Lent, as, they were directly related){my cardinal lesson in moderation}
.....I can smell bacon in my near future! (yes, bacon is the hardest thing to do without.)