What dates you should know as Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday and culminating with Easter Sunday, approaches.
The Lenten season, in which Christians worldwide observe a six-week period of fasting or self-sacrifice, and prayer, is fast approaching. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent proceeding Easter. This yearIn the Eastern Orthodox Church, the second-largest Christian church, Great Lent begins on Clean Monday, also known as Ash Monday, which lands on Feb. 27.
Why Christians wear ashes for Ash Wednesday and give up their favorite things for LentLent ends with Easter Sunday, which falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that appears on or after the spring equinox, on March 20, otherwise known as the Paschal Full Moon.The Orthodox Church calculates the date of Easter differently with 40 consecutive days of Lent, including Sundays. Its Easter celebrations are on April 16.
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