Pre-Lent

Pre-Lent
Pre-Lent
	The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: print for Septuagesima
Celebrations	Carnival; Omission of Alleluia;
Observances	Catechesis
Begins	On Septuagesima (Western); On Sunday Of The Publican And Pharisee (Eastern);
Ends	On Shrove Tuesday (Western); On Sunday of Forgiveness (Eastern);
Date	Variable (follows the paschal computus)
2025 date	16 February – 4 March (Western); 9 February – 2 March (Eastern);
2026 date	1 February – 17 February (Western); 1 February – 22 February (Eastern);
2027 date	24 January – 9 February (Western); 21 February – 14 March (Eastern);
Duration	2.5 weeks
Frequency	Annual (lunar calendar)
Related to	Lent, Great Lent, Holy Week, Easter

Pre-Lent begins the Christian time of preparation for Easter, in the three weeks before Lent. This period launches a campaign of catechesis, reflected in the liturgical readings. Its best-known feature is its concluding three-day festival, Carnival or Shrovetide.