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Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the
solemn Christian religious observance in the
liturgical year in
preparation for Easter. It
echoes the 40...
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Great Lent, or the
Great Fast (Gr****: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή,
Megali Tessarakosti or Μεγάλη Νηστεία,
Megali Nisteia,
meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast"...
- Look up
lent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Lent, in
Western Christianity, is the
period before the
Christian holy day of Easter.
Lent may also refer...
- of
Lent, in the
Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this
Sunday has been a day of
celebration within the
austere period of
Lent. This...
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Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus
falls on the day
before the
beginning of
Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Mardi Gras is
French for "Fat Tuesday",
referring to it...
- 30 AD. It is the
culmination of the P****ion of Jesus,
preceded by
Lent (or
Great Lent), a 40-day
period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing...
- Christianity,
which also
calls it
Great W****, it is the w****
following Great Lent and
Lazarus Sa****ay,
starting on the
evening of Palm
Sunday and concluding...
- the
final day of Shrovetide,
which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season.
Lent begins the
following day with Ash Wednesday.
Shrove Tuesday is
observed in...
- denominations. It is
preceded by
Shrove Tuesday and
marks the
first day of
Lent: the
seven w****s of prayer,
fasting and
almsgiving before the
arrival of...
- a
pleasure or
luxury during the
observance of
Lent,
which begins on Ash Wednesday. The
tradition of
Lent has its
roots in
Jesus Christ praying and fasting...
