Lent, in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter. Lent may also refer to: Christian observances Great Lent, in Eastern Christianity, the period that corresponds to Western Lent Jack o' Lent, an event in Medieval England involving the burning of an effigy of Judas Iscariot made of straw and rags Lent Event, community based Christian social justice movement Lent in Malta, numerous religious traditions, most of them inherited from one generation to the next, that are part of the Paschal celebrations in the Maltese Islands Places Lent, Ain, a commune in Ain, France Lent, Jura, a commune in Jura, France Lent, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Nijmegen, Netherlands Lent Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, a township in the U.S. Lent Homestead and Cemetery, a historic cemetery in New York City Lent, Maribor, an old part of Maribor, Slovenia People with the surname Abraham Lent (1789–1873), Nova Scotia politician Abraham Lent (New York City) (1815–1882), New York politician Arie van Lent (b. 1970), Dutch-German footballer Berkeley Lent (1921–2007), American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon Blair Lent (1930–2009), American author and illustrator of mostly Chinese-themed books Helmut Lent (1918–1944), German night fighter ace in World War II James Lent (1782–1833), U.S. Representative from New York James Lent (Nova Scotia politician) (1753–1838) John Lent (b. 1948), Canadian poet and novelist Michael Lent (visual artist), co-creator and publisher of Toby Room magazine Norman F. Lent (1931–2012), Conservative Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York Willis Lent (1904–1959), rear admiral in the United States Navy Art, entertainment, and media Lent (album), an album by Dallas Crane Lent Festival, arts festival in Lent, Maribor, Slovenia Lent Talks, a series of talks, normally broadcast on BBC Radio in the United Kingdom, to mark the Christian season of Lent The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (1559), an oil-on-panel work painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder Lent, a 2019 fantasy novel by Jo Walton Events "Buddhist Lent", a commonly used term for Vassa or Rains Retreat, a three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners in Burma, which takes place during the wet season Lent term, spring academic term at certain British universities Sports Lent Bumps or Lents, a set of rowing races held annually in Cambridge See also Lending Lentic ecosystem, a lake ecosystem Lenting, a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria, Germany