Lent — • An article on the origins of Lenten fasting Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lent Lent † … Catholic encyclopedia
Lent — /lent/, n. (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches. [bef.… … Universalium
lent — /lent/, v. pt. and pp. of lend. * * * In the Christian church, a period of penitential preparation for Easter, observed since apostolic times. Western churches once provided for a 40 day fast (excluding Sundays), in imitation of Jesus fasting in… … Universalium
Lent — Quaresma redirects here. For other uses, see Quaresma (disambiguation). This article is about the observance of Lent in Western Christianity. For Lent in Orthodox Christianity, see Great Lent. For other uses, see Lent (disambiguation). Acolytes… … Wikipedia
Lent, Sundays in — As stated in the preceding article the Lenten fast does not include all the days between Ash Wednesday and Easter, for the Sundays are so many days above the number forty. They are excluded because the Lord s Day is always kept as a Festival… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Salzburg Easter Festival — The Salzburg Easter Festival (German: Osterfestspiele Salzburg) is an annual festival of opera and classical music held in Salzburg, Austria during Easter week. Herbert von Karajan founded this festival in 1967 as a means of expanding the… … Wikipedia
Great Lent — Orthodox church in the Czech Republic vested in lenten colors. Liturgical year Western … Wikipedia
National Black Theatre Festival — The National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) was founded in 1989 by Larry Leon Hamlin in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Serving as its executive director, Hamlin’s goal in creating the Festival was to unite black theatre companies in America to… … Wikipedia
Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans Literary Festival — The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival honors the creative genius of Tennessee Williams by celebrating the diverse literary and cultural heritage of the city that Tennessee called his “spiritual home”. It takes place every March in… … Wikipedia
The Fight Between Carnival and Lent — Infobox Painting title=The Fight Between Carnival and Lent artist=Pieter Bruegel year=1559 type=oil on wood height=118 width=164 museum=Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The Fight Between Carnival and Lent is an oil on panel work painted by Pieter … Wikipedia