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 Thursday 23rd Feb, 2023 (23/02/2023) 883 days ago and ended on Friday 7th Apr, 2023 (07/04/2023) 840 days ago
Dates for Lent from 2015 to 2027
When is ...? | starts on | ends on | Days away |
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Lent 2027 | Thursday 11th Feb, 2027 | Friday 26th Mar, 2027 | starts in 565 days |
Lent 2026 | Thursday 19th Feb, 2026 | Friday 3rd Apr, 2026 | starts in 208 days |
Lent 2025 | Thursday 6th Mar, 2025 | Friday 18th Apr, 2025 | ended 98 days ago |
Lent 2024 | Thursday 15th Feb, 2024 | Friday 29th Mar, 2024 | ended 483 days ago |
Lent 2023 | Thursday 23rd Feb, 2023 | Friday 7th Apr, 2023 | ended 840 days ago |
Lent 2022 | Thursday 3rd Mar, 2022 | Sunday 17th Apr, 2022 | ended 1195 days ago |
Lent 2021 | Thursday 18th Feb, 2021 | Sunday 4th Apr, 2021 | ended 1573 days ago |
Lent 2020 | Thursday 27th Feb, 2020 | Sunday 12th Apr, 2020 | ended 1930 days ago |
Lent 2019 | Thursday 7th Mar, 2019 | Sunday 21st Apr, 2019 | ended 2287 days ago |
Lent 2018 | Thursday 15th Feb, 2018 | Sunday 1st Apr, 2018 | ended 2672 days ago |
Lent 2017 | Thursday 2nd Mar, 2017 | Sunday 16th Apr, 2017 | ended 3022 days ago |
Lent 2016 | Thursday 11th Feb, 2016 | Sunday 27th Mar, 2016 | ended 3407 days ago |
Lent 2015 | Thursday 19th Feb, 2015 | Sunday 5th Apr, 2015 | ended 3764 days ago |
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