Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and runs up to and including Holy Saturday. That is actually 46 calendar days, but the 6 Sundays during Lent are traditionally ignored as they are the Sabbath.
No. There are 40 days in Lent, not counting Sundays.
40 days of Lent
40 Days in Lent
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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.
Lent marks the period Jesus was in the desert - 40 days and 40 nights
40 days in lent.
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40 days and 40 nights :D
Lent traditionally lasts for 40 days to represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. However, in some Christian denominations, the Sundays in Lent are not counted, which is why Lent may last more than 40 days in some years.
Lent last for 40 days before Easter
40 days and night of lent