The Lent inches closer as the annual religious season begins this Ash Wednesday, which falls on Valentine’s Day this year.
The Lent Season is the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday wherein Christians work on purifying their spirituality and engage in meditation and/or penance. Not counting the Sundays within the period, the Lent Season, simply known as Lent, lasts for 40 days as it represents the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness before starting his ministry.
While the Lent officially starts on Ash Wednesday, it is important to note that it changes every year. This is because the Christian holy season depends on the date of Easter, the last day of Lent. As the date of Easter is based on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox (the first day of Spring), the dates of Ash Wednesday and all other important days of Lent change every year.
But, why must Easter be based on the first full moon of the vernal equinox, some may ask. It is because Biblical records show that Jesus was crucified during the Jewish holy day of Passover. As Passover was observed on…
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