Ramadan and lent are two vital events within Christianity and Islam. Although these two important religious calendar events belong to two different faiths they sometimes coincide, providing an unusual period of time where millions of people are engaged in fasting, contemplation and spiritual development. Whilst there are similarities between these events there are also points of difference relating their purpose, structure, and practices. Lent is a major period within the Christian calendar where followers prepare for the celebration of Easter. Lent lasts around forty days, commencing on Ash Wednesday and concluding on the day before Easter Sunday. The number forty has a symbolical significance for Christian’s, being the number of days that Christ spent fasting in the desert. The significance of Lent is renewal of the soul. Christians typically use this period in which they’re observing it in contemplating upon their lifestyles, asking for forgiveness for their sins and reaching out to god. Lent is also a period in which self-control and reflection upon what can be achieved by believers takes priority. Christians are encouraged to step back from the rituals and routines of everyday life in order to strengthen their focus upon their faith. In regards to practices, Christian’s adopt a range of strategies to strive during lent. Some will choose to undertake some form of fast, although this will usually consist of avoiding specific foods or decreasing amount consumed rather than completely abstaining from eating. Many will enjoy the opportunity to give up a significant item or activity such as food or social media platforms as a character challenge. Prayer is an important aspect of lent, with many participating in these activities to live in dedication to Christ more often. Meanwhile others use the time to carry out charitable deeds in aid of others. Different Christian religions observe lent in various ways. Catholics will adhere to strict rules for penance throughout the season including not eating meat on Fridays in addition to other practices. Those within the Orthodox religion will often follow a more rigorous approach to Lent, abstaining from animal products within their diet throughout their diet through the entire term. Protestants are less regimented; some such as Anglican’s follow a path similar to Catholics while others may not formally observe Lent but choose instead to undertake an element of devout though on a voluntary basis. Similarly, Ramadan also focuses on the same purpose, but the only difference is that Ramadan is only done for thirty days and Ramadan is one of the five pillar of Islam and fasting is performed by obtaining from water and all food until sunset. This year Lent and Ramadan took place in the same weeks, it is possible to compare and contrast the two of them. Whilst both events are meant to be occasions of focus upon spiritual learning and understanding they also serve to help build self-control and solidarity for believers. Although prayers are performed differently, their prayers, behaviour and charitable behaviours feature significantly within the two events, as a means by which the believers can support each other and their lifestyle. However, the rhythm of those two events does not bear comparison with the duration of days and rules governing food introduced during the month being very different in the two religions. Ultimately, these occasions are treated distinctly they all revolve around the central principles of devotion, self-awareness and contemplation of faith and its relationship with the modern soul. Both Lent and Ramadan occur as a recharge period for the individual believer as they each seek meaning in life through faith. When they coincide each certainly serve as a confirmation of shared traditions.