| − | '''Lent''' in the [[Christian]] [[calendar]] is the forty-day period of [[atonement]] and fasting that begins on [[Ash Wednesday]] and [[Easter]] Sunday marks the jubilee date. Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday is an important Holy day, marking Christ's death on the cross. The entire Holy season commemorates [[Christ]]'s 40 days of prayer and fasting in the wilderness after his [[baptism]] by [[John the Baptist]]. A triumph celebration of [[Christ]] risen marks the conclusion. | + | '''Lent''' in the [[Christian]] [[calendar]] is the forty-day period of [[atonement]] and fasting that begins on [[Ash Wednesday]] and [[Easter]] Sunday marks the jubilee date. Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday is an important Holy day, marking Christ's death on the cross. The entire Holy season commemorates [[Christ]]'s 40 days of prayer and fasting in the wilderness after his [[baptism]] by [[John the Baptist]]. A triumphant celebration of [[Christ]] risen marks the conclusion. |