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 2024?
Lent 2024 started on Thursday 15th Feb, 2024 (15/02/2024) 528 days ago and ended on Friday 29th Mar, 2024 (29/03/2024) 485 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 563 days |
Lent 2026 | Thursday 19th Feb, 2026 | Friday 3rd Apr, 2026 | starts in 206 days |
Lent 2025 | Thursday 6th Mar, 2025 | Friday 18th Apr, 2025 | ended 100 days ago |
Lent 2024 | Thursday 15th Feb, 2024 | Friday 29th Mar, 2024 | ended 485 days ago |
Lent 2023 | Thursday 23rd Feb, 2023 | Friday 7th Apr, 2023 | ended 842 days ago |
Lent 2022 | Thursday 3rd Mar, 2022 | Sunday 17th Apr, 2022 | ended 1197 days ago |
Lent 2021 | Thursday 18th Feb, 2021 | Sunday 4th Apr, 2021 | ended 1575 days ago |
Lent 2020 | Thursday 27th Feb, 2020 | Sunday 12th Apr, 2020 | ended 1932 days ago |
Lent 2019 | Thursday 7th Mar, 2019 | Sunday 21st Apr, 2019 | ended 2289 days ago |
Lent 2018 | Thursday 15th Feb, 2018 | Sunday 1st Apr, 2018 | ended 2674 days ago |
Lent 2017 | Thursday 2nd Mar, 2017 | Sunday 16th Apr, 2017 | ended 3024 days ago |
Lent 2016 | Thursday 11th Feb, 2016 | Sunday 27th Mar, 2016 | ended 3409 days ago |
Lent 2015 | Thursday 19th Feb, 2015 | Sunday 5th Apr, 2015 | ended 3766 days ago |
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