Ash Wednesday is the day that kicks off the start of Lent.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
Ash Wednesday Feb 6 2008
On Ash Wednesday. which in 2013 was the 13th of February.
Lent ends on 12 A.M on Easter day.
The season of Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday.
Lent is 40 days long, excluding Sundays. If you count backwards from Easter, skipping over Sundays, you'll find that the 40th day is a Wednesday. Thus, Lent starts on a Wednesday.
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.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday
Lent 2015 starts on Wednesday, February 18
· Family Day (Canada - 3rd Monday in February) · Fat Tuesday (the day before Lent starts) · Father's Day · Flag Day · Foundation Day (celebrated February 11th in Japan)
The day before Easter is simply Easter Saturday. The day before that is Good Friday.