Christianity: Lent is the period of forty days which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar, traditionally a time of fasting and reflection. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and begins with Ash Wednesday. BBC Description
Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Social Justice
Lent
February 22, 2012 (All day) - April 8, 2012 (All day)
February 13, 2013 (All day) - April 2, 2013 (All day)
March 5, 2014 (All day) - April 22, 2014 (All day)
February 18, 2015 (All day) - April 11, 2015 (All day)
February 10, 2016 (All day) - April 30, 2016 (All day)
March 1, 2017 (All day) - April 16, 2017 (All day)
February 14, 2018 (All day) - April 1, 2018 (All day)
March 6, 2019 (All day) - April 21, 2019 (All day)
Event Series:
Holy Days and Events Event Details
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- Social Justice Prize
- Social Justice Programs and Resources
- Worship Communities
- Calendar of Religious Holidays
- Advent
- Al-Hijra
- Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha
- Beltane
- Birth of Baha'u'llah
- Bodhi Day
- Christmas
- Christmas Fast
- Diwali
- Dussera
- Easter
- Eid ul Adha
- Eid ul Fitr
- Epiphany
- Feast of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
- Feast of the Birth of the Báb
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Hanukkah (Chanukah)
- Holi
- Holy Week
- Kwanzaa
- Las Posadas
- Lent
- Mabon
- Mahashivratri
- National Day of Prayer
- Navaratri (Navratri)
- Paryushana
- Passover
- Purim
- Raksha Bandhan
- Ramadan
- Rosh Hashanah
- Samhain
- Simchat Torah
- Sukkot
- Theravada New Year
- Tu B'Shevat (Tu Bishvat)
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
- Winter Solstice (Yule)
- Yom Hashoah
- Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement
- Schedule of Events, Worships, and Meetings
- Photo and Video Index
- Awards, Fellowships, Prizes, Scholarships





