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Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a 40-day season (not counting Sundays) marked by REPENTANCE, FASTING, REFLECTION, and ultimately CELEBRATION. The 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him.