40. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, lasts 40 days not counting Sundays and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. In 2009, Ash Wednesday will fall on February 25 and Easter will fall on April 12. February
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
...............25 26 27 28 = 4 days.
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 = 6 days, 10 days total.
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 = 6 days, 16 days total.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 = 6 days, 22 days total.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 = 6 days, 28 days total.
29 30 31 01 02 03 04 = 6 days, 34 days total.
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 = 6 days, 40 days total.
12 Easter If you give something up for Lent then you do not have to give it up on Sundays. But if you are giving up something constructive like sarcasm, then please keep it up even on Sundays and after Lent is over.
There are 5 canonical lents. 3 day lent , Great Lent(50 days leading to Easter), 13 day lent remembering the Disciples, 15 day lent remembering St Mary and the 25 day lent leading towards Christmas.
There is no lent in Buddhism in any direct sense, there are many days of particular significance for different traditions but noting hat I think cold correspond to a lent or lenten day.
Lent ends on 12 A.M on Easter day.
The season of Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday.
There are many saints named Francis so you need to be specific. If you are referring to Francis of Assisi, his feast day is October 4th and not during Lent.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday
Lent is observed starting Ash Wednesday, and lasting until Easter. The day before lent starts is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) which, since many Catholics fast during lent, was when Catholics would eat tons of food preparing for their fasting.
The day before Easter is simply Easter Saturday. The day before that is Good Friday.
Good Friday is the last day of the Lent.
Good Friday is the second-to-last day of Lent.
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of lent. Lent is the forty days leading up to Easter. Many people give something up, this could be an object e.g. chocolate, your time or an effort to help someone.
Ash Wednesday is the day that kicks off the start of Lent.