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Yes, that can be used as one way of referring to Lent.

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Do you celebrate Lent for forty days?

Yes I do celebrate lent for forty days.


Who invented the lent?

Jesus, when he went into the desert for forty days and nights to fast and pray.


When does Lent start in the Roman Catholic Church?

Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".


How long does fasting go on for?

forty days and forty nights


How long does fasting go on?

forty days and forty nights


Forty week days preceding Easter?

They are called Lent.


What is a fast for forty days which ends with Easter called?

lent.


Why is Lent is a waiting time?

Lent marks the period Jesus was in the desert - 40 days and 40 nights


What went on for 40 days and 40 nights?

According to the Bible, it rained for forty days and forty nights, and only those on Noah's ark were saved.


When Jesus was fasting in the desert did he eat on Sunday?

No. The Bible says He did not eat anything at all for forty days and nights. Matthew 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.


When did the season of lent begin in the year 1880?

Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter" and the reverent spirit of Lent is tempered with joyful anticipation of the Resurrection.


How long is Lent in western Churches?

Lent is the period of time between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Lent is supposed to be 40 days, in honor of the 40 days and 40 nights that Jesus was in the desert.