Lent is the forty-day liturgical season of fasting and prayer before the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The forty days represent the time Jesus spent in the desert, where, according to the Bible, he endured temptation by Satan.
When is Lent 2023?
Lent 2023 started on Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 (22/02/2023) 440 days ago and ended on Thursday 6th Apr, 2023 (06/04/2023) 397 days ago
Dates for Lent from 2015 to 2027
When is ...? | starts on | ends on | Days away |
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Lent 2027 | Wednesday 10th Feb, 2027 | Thursday 25th Mar, 2027 | starts in 1008 days |
Lent 2026 | Wednesday 18th Feb, 2026 | Thursday 2nd Apr, 2026 | starts in 651 days |
Lent 2025 | Wednesday 5th Mar, 2025 | Thursday 17th Apr, 2025 | starts in 301 days |
Lent 2024 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2024 | Thursday 28th Mar, 2024 | ended 40 days ago |
Lent 2023 | Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 | Thursday 6th Apr, 2023 | ended 397 days ago |
Lent 2022 | Wednesday 2nd Mar, 2022 | Saturday 16th Apr, 2022 | ended 752 days ago |
Lent 2021 | Wednesday 17th Feb, 2021 | Saturday 3rd Apr, 2021 | ended 1130 days ago |
Lent 2020 | Wednesday 26th Feb, 2020 | Saturday 11th Apr, 2020 | ended 1487 days ago |
Lent 2019 | Wednesday 6th Mar, 2019 | Saturday 20th Apr, 2019 | ended 1844 days ago |
Lent 2018 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2018 | Saturday 31st Mar, 2018 | ended 2229 days ago |
Lent 2017 | Wednesday 1st Mar, 2017 | Saturday 15th Apr, 2017 | ended 2579 days ago |
Lent 2016 | Wednesday 10th Feb, 2016 | Saturday 26th Mar, 2016 | ended 2964 days ago |
Lent 2015 | Wednesday 18th Feb, 2015 | Saturday 4th Apr, 2015 | ended 3321 days ago |
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