According to the Roman Catholic Church, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday at the beginning of the Lord's Last Supper. Protestant churches tend to recognize midnight on Holy Saturday (the day before Easter) as the end of the Lenten season.
Lent starts at 12: midnight (the day after "Fat-Tuesday", the end of Mardi Gras) and ends on Easter. Since Easter officially begins at midnight on Sunday morning, Lent ends at 12:00 Easter morning.
For many Christians the Last day of Lent is Easter. For Christians who are Catholic, they consider Holy Thursday to be the last day of Lent, and the beginning of Tenebrae. Tenebrae is the celebration/commemoration of the three most sacred days in Christianity: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday ending with the of the Vigil of Mass of Easter, celebrated no earlier than one hour after sunset. (8:01) Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
The fourth day of lent is called Laetare Sunday or Rose Sunday. This day is known as the day of refreshment, where those who fast can take a break from their religious obligations.
The last day of Lent is always the Saturday before Easter Sunday, so in 2010, that Saturday will be April 3.
Mardi Gras ( fat Tuesday); in Italy, it is called Carnival (carne vale, farewell to meet). Next day is Ash Wednesday which begins Lent
Good Friday is the last day of the Lent.
Good Friday is the second-to-last day of Lent.
They celebrate Mardigras on the last day before Lent.
Mardi Gras
The last day before Lent is called Mardi Gras (French, Fat Tuesday) or Carnaval (Italian, farewell to meat). Since Lent is a time of fasting and abstaining, a time of penance in preparation for the celebration of Easter, the preceding day is a last fling, a party. It is unfortunate that it has become a matter of revelry and excess.
Mardi gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the final celebration before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of Lent. Since Lent is a time of fasting, Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to pig out.
Mardi Gras
Shrove Tuesday is the day right before the season of Lent begins. In some major countries it is also called pancake day, it is to begin the time when Jesus died for us until Easter Sunday.
Lent starts at 12: midnight (the day after "Fat-Tuesday", the end of Mardi Gras) and ends on Easter. Since Easter officially begins at midnight on Sunday morning, Lent ends at 12:00 Easter morning.
Shrove Tuesday is the last Tuesday before Lent and the day before Ash Wednesday Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. It is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Eggs and milk were at one time forbidden on Lent and therefore and had to be used up before Ash Wednesday, so on the Monday before lent , eggs were eaten, or gifts of pancakes, flour, eggs were handed out to prepare final meals on Tuesday. This is why Shrove Tuesday is known as Pancake Day in England.
The last day before the period of Lent, and the first day of it. Certain foods were historically banned during Lent, so the day before (Tuesday) was a day to use up the leftovers before the household was 'shriven'.