LENT

Agust BertomeuLluís Bo

Arnau BonetMireia Pujol

What is Lent ?

Lent is the time of the Christian religion that reflects the 40 days that Jesus was in the desert fasting before the beginning of his ministry.

When does Lent start and finish?

The Lent starts 40 days before Easter.

Lent finishes on Palm Sunday.

What do we do at Lent time?

Traditionally, and in the same gospel, three specific actions are made:

Give money to the charity for the poor people in the world.

Go all days at the church and pray.

Fasting.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the liturgical calendars. Celebrated forty days before the start of Holy Week, of the Palm Sunday. The ash is produced or extracted from Ramos prior Blessed Easter, of the Palm Sunday, these are incinerated and there goes to the Holy Ash. This day occurs on a different date each year, according to the latest date of Easter. It can happen between 4th of February and 10th of March

The old Lent

Old Lent is in the Catalan Countries, the graphical representation of Lent. It is shaped like an old and wrinkled grandmother with seven legs and she loses one of her legs during the weeks that are before Lent.