![]() Moveable feast dependent on lunar placement-roughly, Easter is the first SundayĪfter the first full moon after the spring equinox-Lent always stretched across ![]() And since the latter Easter observances were determined as a Of preparation for the remembrance of Jesus of Nazareth’s passion, death, and Replacing the tongue-tying Latin Quadragesima-40th day-referring to the period Synonymous with the developing liturgical practices of the churches, gradually Natural light as this hemisphere turns to spring. Words meaning “to lengthen,” referring to the seasonal lengthening period of Significance, the word “Lent” itself has its roots in Old English and Teutonic ![]() The article continues after a word from our Premier Sponsor: Watson Land Company.įor all its profoundly religious and worshipful The 40 days of Lent, a period of introspection, somber reflection, spiritual renewal, and self-sacrifice were acknowledged as early as the 300s, and gradually became formalized in Western and Eastern church practice, until emerging by the seventh century in the manner familiar today. ![]() February 26 dawns next week as Ash Wednesday, the traditional and devotional doorway to the 46 days leading to Easter Sunday, as observed in Christian faith communities. ![]()
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