Lent season 2020 will begin from Ash Wednesday which is tomorrow, i.e., February 26. This 40-day fasting duration is a holy period for Christians. The religious observance is marked by the Christian community across the world.
During the Lent season, Christians replicate the acts and deeds of Jesus Christ and avoid some of their important things generally outside food, drugs and alcohol, and so on.
Although, Lent is considered as a time of sacrifice and self-denial, hence for people it is an opportunity to introspect themselves so that they come out as a better person.
Lent season ends with a festival known as “Easter Sunday”, the resurrection of Jesus is marked on this feast. Moreover, there are a lot of significant things related to Lent.
Here is the detailed information about the observation, Lent Dates, when it starts and everything related to the 40-day Christian fasting period.
About Ash Wednesday
For Christians, Ash Wednesday (on February 26, 2020) is a day of repentance and people confess their sins and profess their devotion to almighty god.
The day marks the start of the Lenten period leading up to Easter Sunday.
Lent 2020 Dates:
The 40-day fasting season begins with Ash Wednesday, and for this year it falls on February 26. Lent 2020 will continue till April 9, 2020.
Every year, the start date varies and it is observed exactly 47 days before Easter Sunday.
Significance of Lent
During the Lent, believers prepare themselves for Easter through prayer, doing penance, mortifying the flesh, repentance of sins, almsgiving, and denial of ego.
The last week of Lent is considered as the Holy Week that begins with Palm Sunday.
During Lent season, believers commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ’s and his 40 days journey into the desert. During Lent, many people fast and give up on luxuries which are known as one’s Lenten sacrifice.
Apart from fasting, people also add Lenten spiritual discipline by reading a daily devotional or praying through a Lenten calendar so that they can draw themselves near to God.
