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Where did Lent get its name?

April 26, 2017lent

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Where did Lent get its name?

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The word “Lent” originally meant “springtime.” Because the church season always fell at that time of year, the name came to apply to it as well. Even after the word “Lent” was no longer used for spring, it was still used by the church to describe the season before Easter.