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 is on Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 (22/02/2023) in 767 days and ends on Saturday 8th Apr, 2023 (08/04/2023) in 812 days
Dates for Lent from 2015 to 2024
When is ...? | starts on | ends on | Days away |
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Lent 2024 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2024 | Saturday 30th Mar, 2024 | starts in 1124 days |
Lent 2023 | Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 | Saturday 8th Apr, 2023 | starts in 767 days |
Lent 2022 | Wednesday 2nd Mar, 2022 | Saturday 16th Apr, 2022 | starts in 410 days |
Lent 2021 | Wednesday 17th Feb, 2021 | Saturday 3rd Apr, 2021 | starts in 32 days |
Lent 2020 | Wednesday 26th Feb, 2020 | Saturday 11th Apr, 2020 | ended 279 days ago |
Lent 2019 | Wednesday 6th Mar, 2019 | Saturday 20th Apr, 2019 | ended 636 days ago |
Lent 2018 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2018 | Saturday 31st Mar, 2018 | ended 1021 days ago |
Lent 2017 | Wednesday 1st Mar, 2017 | Saturday 15th Apr, 2017 | ended 1371 days ago |
Lent 2016 | Wednesday 10th Feb, 2016 | Saturday 26th Mar, 2016 | ended 1756 days ago |
Lent 2015 | Wednesday 18th Feb, 2015 | Saturday 4th Apr, 2015 | ended 2113 days ago |
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