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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.
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∙ 8y agoIt's the first day of Lent, which begins 46 days before Easter Sunday (40 days of fasting, plus 6 Sundays).
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Is ash Wednesday before Lent?
Ash Wednesday is the day that kicks off the start of Lent.
When does lent start in 2008?
Wednesday February 6th (Ash Wednesday)
What is the day does lent start on?
Ash Wednesday
When does Lent start in 2015?
Lent 2015 starts on Wednesday, February 18
Why does lent start on Monday for the byzantine catholics?
Lent always starts on ash Wednesday.
What time does lent start on Friday?
Please note lent starts on ash Wednesday and not on a Friday.
What date does lent start 2011?
Wednesday March 9th
What day is the start of Lent in Guatemala?
Ash Wednesday Feb 6 2008
What day will start the Lenten season?
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
What day does lent start 2013?
On Ash Wednesday. which in 2013 was the 13th of February.
When does Lent start in the Roman Catholic Church?
Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".Lent begins in the Catholic Church forty days before Easter always on a Wednesday, which is called "Ash Wednesday".
What colors are associate with AshWednesday and lent?
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent and during Lent, the church uses purple
