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In the [[Christian]] [[calendar]], '''Septuagesima''' is the third [[Sunday]] before the start of [[Lent]]. The name derives from the [[Latin]] for 'seventieth', although Septuagesima is not in fact the seventieth day before [[Easter]].  

In the [[Christian]] [[calendar]], '''Septuagesima''' is the third [[Sunday]] before the start of [[Lent]]. The name derives from the [[Latin]] for 'seventieth', although Septuagesima is not in fact the seventieth day before [[Easter]]: rather there are forty days in Lent, seven in [[Holy Week]], and sixteen between Septuagesima and [[Ash Wednesday]], giving a total of 63 [[day]]s.

[[Category:Christian Rites]]

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