: the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
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Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
—Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Today, Mardi Gras is seen as a chance to go all out and party before the solemn period of Lent.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Two of those times are scheduled to coincide with the traditional Italian carnival season—the Sunday and Tuesday before Lent.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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During Carnival Season leading up to Lent, the eye-popping and palate-pleasing Elvis King Cake makes its appearance at La Boulangerie, part of the Link Restaurant group.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The next eight weeks are full of feasting, drinking and revelry before Ash Wednesday and the fasting associated with Lent.
Advertisement
Life Sacco, 17, served as Joan of Arc in the parade, donning a costume and raising a sword.
—Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Today, Mardi Gras is seen as a chance to go all out and party before the solemn period of Lent.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Two of those times are scheduled to coincide with the traditional Italian carnival season—the Sunday and Tuesday before Lent.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lent. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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Lent
noun
: a period of fasting and regret for one's sins that is observed on the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter by many churches
Lenten
adjective
ˈlent-ᵊn
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