Pre-Lent | |
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Celebrations | |
Observances | Catechesis |
Begins | on Septuagesima |
Ends | on Shrove Tuesday |
Date | Variable (follows the paschal computus) |
2023 date | 5 February–21 February |
2024 date | 28 January–13 February |
2025 date | 16 February–4 March |
Frequency | Annual (lunar calendar) |
Related to | Lent, Easter |
Liturgical seasons |
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Pre-Lent begins the Christian time of preparation for Easter, in the three weeks before Lent.[1] This period launches a campaign of catechesis, reflected in the liturgical readings.[2] Its best-known feature is its concluding three-day festival, Carnival or Shrovetide.[3]