Days of Easter 2001
Major dates in boldHoly WeekHoly Week also LentLent
 
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Feb 257th before Easter Shrove Tuesday /
Mardis Gras
Ash
Wednesday
   
Mar 4Lent 1      
Mar 11Lent 2      
Mar 18Lent 3      
Mar 25Lent 4      
Apr 1Lent 5      
Apr 8Palm SundayMonday
in Holy Week
Tuesday
in Holy Week
Wednesday
in Holy Week
Maundy Thursday /
Holy Thursday
Good
Friday
Holy Saturday /
Easter Eve
Apr 15Easter
Sunday
Easter Monday     
Apr 22Easter 1      
Apr 29Easter 2      
May 6Easter 3      
May 13Easter 4      
May 20Easter 5Rogation MondayRogation TuesdayRogation WednesdayAscension
Day
  
May 27Easter 6      
June 3Pentecost /
Whit Sunday
      

Periods within Easter
Shrove Tuesday / Mardis GrasFeb 27  
    1 day
Ash WednesdayFeb 28 45 days
=
46 days counted inclusively
=
40 excluding Sundays
(Sundays are not days of 'discipline and self-denial')
 
40 days of Lent
  39 days
Palm SundayApr 8
    4 days
Maundy Thursday / Holy ThursdayApr 12 
    1 day
2 days
=
3 days counted inclusively
 
Jesus rose on the third day
Good FridayApr 13 
    1 day
Holy Saturday / Easter EveApr 14 
    1 day 
Easter SundayApr 15  39 days
=
40 days counted inclusively
 
Ascension Day is technical end to Easter
49 days
=
50 days counted inclusively
 
'pente' means fiftieth
  39 days
Ascension DayMay 24 
  10 days 
Pentecost / Whit SundayJune 3 

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