2007-03-20 00:17:52 · 7 answers · asked by blandino v 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
its the period of time, 40 days, before easter
2007-03-20 00:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by duh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lent is the Christian season of preparation before Easter. In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter Sunday. This year lent begins on February 21, 2007.
2007-03-20 07:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by lelibanais11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Western Christianity, Lent is the forty-day period (or season) preceding Easter lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (Easter Even).
Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, roughly corresponding to early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. A simple formula to know the exact date is that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon of the Spring Equinox. 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 Jerusalem of the Roman province Judea, circa AD 30.
2007-03-20 07:22:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lent come on clothing from i believe socks! if you mean this lent for i know of no other lent sorry! I pray this helps you
2007-03-20 07:23:18 · answer #4 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
giving up what you like and submitting to God.but Jesus said that is what you should do everyday of your life
2007-03-20 07:25:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That hairy stuff in your pocket.
2007-03-20 07:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mean as hell& it's you fault 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
isn't it something you do to a wall?
2007-03-20 07:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋