斋期 meaning in English

fast days; fast; lent

And the long lent is far from over
“漫长的斋期”远未到结束的时候。
Can you eat lentils during lent
你可以在四旬斋期间吃小扁豆吗？
I gave up sweets for lent
我在四旬斋期间不吃糖果。
Many , therefore , after his example , brought them bread and wine for the love of god , besides other things necessary for food , arranging also among themselves that , during that whole lent , all things needful were provided for them
所以,很多人照着他的样子,给修士们带来了面包和酒,除此以外,还有其他的必要的食物,并且作好安排,在四旬斋期间,轮流给他们提供必需品