Every year before Easter, believers must observe Lent.. During this period, certain dietary restrictions apply.. So, you can’t eat dairy products, eggs, meat.

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When is Lent this year?.

In 2025, Christians of the Eastern rite will celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ on April 20. Traditionally, the great post begins before Easter and lasts 48 days. So, in 2025, the beginning of the Great Lent falls on March 3 (Monday), and the end is on April 19 (Saturday).

The post before Easter begins with the fourteenth (40 days) and ends with a passionate week (the last week before the resurrection of Christ).

Believers during the Great Lent should observe not only restrictions on food, but also spiritually cleanse before the holiday. In particular, during this period you need to devote more time to prayer and good deeds in order to celebrate the holiday with a pure soul.

But some people may find fasting harmful, so they may need to loosen their food restrictions or skip them altogether.. Thus, children under 14 years of age, elderly people, pregnant women, seriously ill people, as well as those who have great physical exertion at work may not observe Lent..

RANTT We wrote when they will celebrate Shrovetide this year.