The season of Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday.
The "First week of Lent" follows the "First Sunday" of Lent. --- Ember Week --- In the Roman Catholic ChurdThe term "Ember Week" fell out of use in the Catholic calendar after the first Vatican Council
Pancake Day, also called Shrove Tuesday, always falls on a Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (which is the beginning of Lent and the seventh Wednesday before Easter).
Sundays are not included when counting the amount of days in Lent.
ashesWe receive ashes which is the penitential reminder on the first day of Lent. Like on Ash Wednesday.
ashesWe receive ashes which is the penitential reminder on the first day of Lent. Like on Ash Wednesday.
ashesWe receive ashes which is the penitential reminder on the first day of Lent. Like on Ash Wednesday.
According to the Catholic Church, you receive ashes on the first day of lent to remind you that from dust you came, and to dust you shall return.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
The first day of the week is Sunday.
There are various Holy Days which occur during Lent. For most of the world, St. Joseph is a Holy Day of Obligation on March 19, Ireland has a Holy Day of Obligation for St. Patrick on March 17. There are other important feasts that *usually* occur during Lent, such as the Annunciation on March 25, the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle on 22 February. Note that any day that falls during Holy Week in any particular year is not observed or is transferred until after Low Sunday (the Sunday after Easter).
The food eaten during lent season is usually vegetarian only