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What is the first day of Lent?

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What is the first day of Lent? - Lent FAQ

The first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is a day of prayer and fasting on which many Christians attend services to receive ashes on their foreheads. The ashes serve as a reminder of one's mortality. They also serve as a sign of repentance.

What is the first day of Lent? Ash Wednesday.

What is the first day of Lent? Ash Wednesday.

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By Marshall Connolly (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
3/16/2017 (9 years ago)

Published in Lent / Easter

Keywords: Lent, first day, what is, question, Lent FAQ

Ash Wednesday follows Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is a day of self-indulgence celebrated before the start of Lent and its 40 days of abstinence and fasting. The self-indulgence is supposed to be reasonable.

Lent is a 40-day season of the liturgical year when Catholics practice abstinence, prayer and fasting to drawn themselves close to Christ.

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