What Day Does Lent Start 2025. Why is lent 40 days long? Lent 2025 begins on ash wednesday, march 5th, and ends on holy thursday, april 17th.
Lent 2025 starts on wednesday, march 5 and ends on thursday, april 17, a christian period lasting 40 days representing the 40 days jesus fasted in the wilderness starting on ash wednesday and ending with evening mass on holy thursday. That day is also ash wednesday, which is always the first day of lent.
