When is Lent?
The Date of Lent 2009
Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, 25 February 2009, and lasts 40 days (not including Sundays) until Holy Saturday, 11 April 2009.
When is Lent?
In Western Christianity, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Holy Saturday.
In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Lent starts on Clean Monday, 2 March 2009, and ends on the Friday before Palm Sunday, 10 April 2009.
When is Lent 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014?
When is Lent 2010? When is Lent 2011? When is Lent 2012? When is Lent 2013? When is Lent 2014?
What is Lent?
Lent, is the 40 day period of fasting and prayer before Easter. The 40 days represents the time Jesus spent in the desert overcoming temptation by Satan. The period of Lent is preparation for the annual commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus, celebrated during Holy Week.