Lent is a season of the Christian Year where Christians focus on
simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to
God. When is Lent? It's the forty days before Easter. Lent
excludes Sundays because every Sunday is like a little Easter.
Basically, it's about one-tenth of a year (like a tithe of
time). Mardi Gras is the day before Lent, which begins with Ash
Wednesday. This year it's from February 22-April 8 (Easter)
2012. Mardi Gras? What does that have to do with JESUS?? Mardi
Gras means "Fat Tuesday." It refers to the day before Lent
starts. Since Lent always starts on a Wednesday, the day before
is always a Tuesday. And it's called "Fat" or "Great" because
it's associated with great food and parties. In earlier times,
people used Lent as a time of fasting and repentance. Since they
didn't want to be tempted by sweets, meat and other distractions
in the house, they cleaned out their cabinets. They used up all
the sugar and yeast in sweet breads before the Lent season
started, and fixed meals wit