In , Lent will begin on Wednesday, February That is because Easter starts on April 1. Lent is a religious day period celebrated by Christians that begins on Ash Wednesday. Lent dates vary year to year, sometimes starting in March as opposed to February. In , Lent started on March 1. However, Eastern Orthodox churches observe Lent differently, with the religious period starting on the Monday of the seventh week before Easter, known as Clean Monday.
Clean Monday in falls on February Easter begins on April 8 for Eastern Orthodox churches. Lent is a day Christian religious period that comes before Easter. Although it technically lasts for 46 days, Western Churches do not count the Sundays during the period. It is a time of solemnity and fasting during which many people abstain from festivities and certain foods such as chocolate and fast food.
Lent is 40 days long because that is how long Jesus spent in the desert being tempted by Satan. The number 40 is significant throughout the Old and New Testaments. Just as Jesus spent 40 days in the desert running up to his crucifixion in Rome, he also spent 40 days fasting in the Judean desert before beginning his ministry. In the Old Testament, in Genesis, the flood lasted for 40 days, while the Jewish people wandered through the desert for 40 years before they reached the Promised Land.
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Lent is a religious period that starts on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days It is a time of reflection, fasting and abstinence from certain food and festivities Lent begins and ends on different days in Western and Eastern churches By Ben Rabinovich Published: GMT, 13 February Updated: GMT, 13 February e-mail 66 shares. The ashes also pay homage to penance. When someone repented their sins, it used to be custom for them to dress in itchy sackcloth like a potato bag, Fuller says and sit in ashes.
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Last Wednesday was Ash Wednesday and the day holds great importance for Christians around the world as it marks the start of Lent or the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday takes place after Shrove Tuesday and this day involves Christians eating up all of the rich foods in their cupboards to make way for the Lenten season where they fast or give up certain things, such as chocolates and sweets.
For 40 days Christians go through a period of fasting which is to remember the same amount of time Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. The day of Lent changes every year in accordance with the lunar calendar, similar to Easter Sunday.
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