More info. Lent traditionally lasts forty days long, mirroring the same period Jesus spent in the desert after his baptism preparing for his death and resurrection. It is officially observed as 44 days by the Catholic Church to allow the six Sundays before Easter to be observed as Sabbath days, free from fasting. The holy festival is also observed by other branches of Christianity including the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox Methodist and Lutheran churches. Many people choose to give up a luxury or bad habit during the religious festival as a mark of respect to Jesus who refused temptations from the Devil.
Ash Wednesday hails the start of Lent and is preceded by Shrove Tuesday, commonly referred to as Pancake Day, when is it customary to eat pancakes and use up leftover rich ingredients such as butter, sugar and eggs. Easter dates explained. Eastern Orthodox Churches will start two days Lent two days before Ash Wednesday with a fast in which nothing is eaten from Monday morning to Wednesday night.
This year, some practicing Catholics were all swept up with Valentine's Day that most overlooked the fact that Ash Wednesday fell on February It runs for about six weeks and leads up to Easter. These are the days that led up to Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection when he spent 40 days and nights in the desert.
In reality, it is a total of 46 days if the six Sundays are included, but since they are not, it's only 40 because there's no obligation to fast on the holy days. Then, for 40 days from the following day, known as Ash Wedneday, Christians go through a period of fasting known as lent, which is designed to help them remember the same amount of time Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. Ash Wednesday gets its name from the tradition of marking the shape of a cross on the forehead of those attending church services.
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