lent

Alternative letter-case form of Lent.

A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent.

A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

This Tuesday and Wednesday, four holidays from different cultures and religions overlap in a rare calendar year. The celebrations of Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) and Lunar New Year both occur on Tuesday, Feb. 17 [2026]. This won't happen again until Feb. 13, 2029, according to the websites chinahighlights.com and mardigrasneworleans.com. Ramadan is expected to start Tuesday evening, pending official confirmation, and Lent ([which begins on] Ash Wednesday) begins on Feb. 18. Last year, Ramadan and Lent began within a week of each other on Feb. 28 and March 5. The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up. Lunar New Year happens on the second new moon after winter solstice, which is also Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) — 47 days before Easter Sunday.

Ellipsis of Lent term.

vassa, period of the Buddhist lent during the rainy season

A surname.