Top 10 things given up for Lent

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Thursday, March 7, 2019
Top 10 things given up for Lent
Top 10 things given up for Lent. See the list in the video player above.

Lent is a time for making small sacrifices. From cutting carbs to taking a break from Netflix, it's forty days of giving up those things you love the most. Though Lent is mainly observed by Christians, many non-Christians use it as a time to do a little spring cleaning of their lives.

Here is a list of the most popular things given up during Lent, according to OpenBible.info's "2018 Twitter Lent Tracker"

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