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Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the
solemn Christian religious observance in the
liturgical year in
preparation for Easter. It
echoes the 40...
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Great Lent, or the
Great Fast (Gr****: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή,
Megali Tessarakosti or Μεγάλη Νηστεία,
Megali Nisteia,
meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast"...
- Christianity,
which also
calls it
Great W****, it is the w****
following Great Lent and
Lazarus Sa****ay,
starting on the
evening of Palm
Sunday and concluding...
- Look up
lent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Lent, in
Western Christianity, is the
period before the
Christian holy day of Easter.
Lent may also refer...
- a
pleasure or
luxury during the
observance of
Lent,
which begins on Ash Wednesday. The
tradition of
Lent has its
roots in
Jesus Christ praying and fasting...
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preceded by
Lent (or
Great Lent), a 40-day
period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing
Christians commonly refer to the last w**** of
Lent, before...
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solemn season of
Lent,
preceding Eastertide,
while in
Eastern Christianity, Holy W****
commences after the
conclusion of
Great Lent. In most Christian...
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Lent term,
named for
Lent, the six-w****
fasting period before Easter, is the name of the
winter academic term at the
following British universities: University...
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Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus
falls on the day
before the
beginning of
Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Mardi Gras is
French for "Fat Tuesday",
referring to it...
- the
final day of Shrovetide,
which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season.
Lent begins the
following day with Ash Wednesday.
Shrove Tuesday is
observed in...
