It has been duly noted that the Christian message is proclaimed upon two great miracles: the incarnation and the resurrection.

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Every year at Christmas, the world marks the day in which we celebrate the miracle of God becoming a man in the person of Jesus Christ.
And every year, we mark another day in which we celebrate the miracle of Jesus conquering death by his resurrection from the dead.

(Of course the early church saw much significance in meeting every Sunday morning in honour of the new life in Christ made possible by his resurrection.)

Because these two miracles are so defining for the world, many Christian traditions across the board spend extra time contemplating, reflecting and preparing to celebrate these days.

Just like the season of Advent is of preparation to celebrate the incarnation, so the season of Lent is a season of preparation to celebrate resurrection on Easter Sunday.