When is Lent?
Western Christianity date of Lent 2011
Start of Lent 2011 (Ash Wednesday) - Wednesday 9 March 2011
End of Lent 2011 (Holy Saturday) - Saturday 23 April 2011
Eastern Orthodox Christianity date of Lent 2011
Start of Lent 2011 (Clean Monday) - Monday 7 March 2011
End of Lent 2011 (Friday before Palm Sunday) - Friday 15 April 2011
When is Lent?
In Western Christianity, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days (not including Sundays) until Holy Saturday.
In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Lent starts on Clean Monday and ends on the Friday before Palm Sunday.
When is Lent 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014?
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.
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