Lent starts the day after my birthday. Can I do 40 days of abstaining from something? And what? We want to go to Japan during Lent so I guess i can’t give up sushi or sake, so it seems a bit extravagent.

One year I gave up going for Starbucks for Lent… does that count? Does it matter if you aren’t catholic? Can I have pancakes for breakfast on my birthday?