1 You will not have joint pain or stiffness, but this does not mean your gout is cured. 2  You will still need treatment to prevent chronic gout. 3  Chronic tophaceous gout: Without treatment, large amounts of uric acid crystals, called tophi, collect around your joints. 4  The crystals can destroy or deform the joints.
Share. By Scott P. Richert. Question: Lent, the period of prayer and fasting in preparation for Easter, is 40 days long, but there are 46 days between Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, and Easter.
Topic 2: Special days and pilgrimages 31 Why is Lent important to Christians? Lent reminds Christians of Jesusâ time of temptation and fasting (going without food) in the desert which lasted for 40 days and nights.4 OCR GCSE Religious Studies A: Christianity Topic 2.3 Easter Sunday and Pentecost Easter Sunday Easter Sunday is the most important day in the Christian calendar. It comes after Holy Week, a week when Christians remember with sorrow all the events leading up to the crucifi xion of Jesus.