四旬斋

Traditional form:

四旬齋

Pinyin (reading):

sìxúnzhāi

Definitions:

• Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 旬 - ten-day period; period of time
• 斋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 旬 - ten-day period; period of time
• 齋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet