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 is on Wednesday 14th Feb, 2024 (14/02/2024) in 1074 days and ends on Saturday 30th Mar, 2024 (30/03/2024) in 1119 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 1074 days |
Lent 2023 | Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 | Saturday 8th Apr, 2023 | starts in 717 days |
Lent 2022 | Wednesday 2nd Mar, 2022 | Saturday 16th Apr, 2022 | starts in 360 days |
Lent 2021 | Wednesday 17th Feb, 2021 | Saturday 3rd Apr, 2021 | ends in 27 days |
Lent 2020 | Wednesday 26th Feb, 2020 | Saturday 11th Apr, 2020 | ended 329 days ago |
Lent 2019 | Wednesday 6th Mar, 2019 | Saturday 20th Apr, 2019 | ended 686 days ago |
Lent 2018 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2018 | Saturday 31st Mar, 2018 | ended 1071 days ago |
Lent 2017 | Wednesday 1st Mar, 2017 | Saturday 15th Apr, 2017 | ended 1421 days ago |
Lent 2016 | Wednesday 10th Feb, 2016 | Saturday 26th Mar, 2016 | ended 1806 days ago |
Lent 2015 | Wednesday 18th Feb, 2015 | Saturday 4th Apr, 2015 | ended 2163 days ago |
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