Orthodox Easter Lent (Great Lent) started on Monday, February 23, 2015.
No, you cannot get married during the period when Orthodox Lent begins and Orthodox Easter, as Great Lent is a period of mourning and fasting. You can get married before Lent or after Easter, but not during Lent.
Lent for Western Christians (Catholics, Protestants) ends on 22 March, since 23 March 2008 is the Western date for Easter. Lent for Eastern Orthodox Christians starts on 10 March and ends on 26 April, since 27 April 2008 is the Orthodox date for Pascha/Easter.
Lent 2015 starts on Wednesday, February 18
Lent 2015 ends on the Thursday, late afternoon, April 2, 2015,before Easter, beginning the shortest season of the Liturgical year known as the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday evening until Easter afternoon).From the Ordo (Order of Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours and Celebration of the Eucharist 2015) "Lent ends before Evening Prayer is celebrated (on Holy Thursday 2 April) The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, ending with the conclusion of Vespers on Easter Sunday.
It is 40 weekdays before Easter. Sundays are not counted as days of Lent.
Eastern Orthodox Lent in 2010 begins on 15 February and ends on 4 April (Easter Day).
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.
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.
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You don't fast during Easter. Catholics, Orthodox and some other Christians fast from meat during Lent: Catholics on Ash Wednesday and every Friday in Lent. Orthodox fast from meat every day during Lent. The Lenten fast ends on Holy Saturday night with the celebration of the Easter Vigil. The purpose of the fast is to discipline the body and focus on the spiritual life.
Eastern Orthodox Pascha (Easter) dates for 2009 are: Monday 2 March - Great Lent and fasting begins (Clean Monday) Friday 17 April - Great and Holy Friday (Good Friday) Sunday 19 April - Holy Pascha (Easter Day)
Easter is the end of Lent.