Is Lent observed in place of Days of Unleavened Bread?

Question

Or do catholics observe both?

Answer 1

Lent is the forty day period before Easter,it begins on Ash Wednesday.
Lent is a season of soul searching and repentance,for reflection and taking stock,it originated in the very earliest days of the church as a preparatory time for Easter,when Christians re-dedicated themselves and also when converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for Baptism.
By observing the forty days of Lent the individual Christian imitates Jesus`s withdrawal into the wilderness and fasted for forty day` and nights.
Therefore Lent has been observed since the time of the Apostles, and is not directly connected to the Days of unleavened bread as such.

Answer 2

Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.

It begins on the 15th day of Nisan (on the Hebrew calendar), which falls between nightfall on April 2 and nightfall on April 10, 2007.

Lent is the period (or season) from Ash Wednesday to Maundy Thursday, the period before Easter


Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, roughly corresponding to early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Ash Wednesday, which may fall anywhere between February 4 and March 10, occurs forty-six days before Easter, but Lent is nevertheless considered to be forty days long, due to the fact that Sundays in this season are not counted among the days of Lent. The traditional reason for this is that fasting was considered inappropriate on Sunday, the day commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus.

Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, while Lent is a time of preparation for Holy Week. Holy Week recalls the events preceding and during the crucifixion, which occurred in the Jerusalem of the Roman province Judea, circa AD 30.

Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, roughly corresponding to early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Ash Wednesday, which may fall anywhere between February 4 and March 10, occurs forty-six days before Easter, but Lent is nevertheless considered to be forty days long, due to the fact that Sundays in this season are not counted among the days of Lent. The traditional reason for this is that fasting was considered inappropriate on Sunday, the day commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus.

Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, while Lent is a time of preparation for Holy Week. Holy Week recalls the events preceding and during the crucifixion, which occurred in the Jerusalem of the Roman province Judea, circa AD 30.

Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, roughly corresponding to early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Ash Wednesday, which may fall anywhere between February 4 and March 10, occurs forty-six days before Easter, but Lent is nevertheless considered to be forty days long, due to the fact that Sundays in this season are not counted among the days of Lent. The traditional reason for this is that fasting was considered inappropriate on Sunday, the day commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus.