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We cover the Passover story, its meaning, and how it's celebrated today. ... it falls on a different date every year. In 2023, Passover begins at sundown April 5 and ends at sundown April 13.
Ash Wednesday 2023. Ash Wednesday signals the period of 40 days before Easter, called Lent, when observants typically "give up" some earthly pleasure (wine, chocolate, sugar) as a form of penance.
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Learn everything about this important Jewish celebration.
Christian observance of Passover is in modern times referred to as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday and is held the day before Good Friday. Sometimes a shortened Seder meal is practiced. Many churches do a washing of the feet of the congregation on this day in recognition of Jesus washing the apostles feet at the last supper.
Lent is a holy time celebrated in the Christian calendar, and the dates change every year. Find out when the event that leads up to Easter Sunday starts and when Lent ends in 2023.
Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, [1] 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.
A Lenten calendar or Lent calendar is a special calendar used by Western Christians to count the days of Lent in anticipation of Easter.