Lent (Latin: Quadragesima; English: Fortieth) is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar of many Christian denominations that begins on Ash Wednesday and covers a period of approximately six weeks before Easter Sunday.
Ash Wednesday is the name given to the first day of the season of Lent, in which the Pastor applies ashes to the foreheads of Christians to signify an inner repentance.orlutheran.com
Holy Week is the last week of Lent, the week immediately preceding Easter or Resurrection Sunday.
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Advent was considered a pre-Christmas season of Lent when Christians devoted themselves to prayer and fasting.
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