Ash Wednesday 2024 Date Uk. Like easter, the exact timing of ash wednesday changes each year. Lent 2024 starts on wednesday, february 14 and ends on thursday, march 28, a christian period lasting 40 days representing the 40 days jesus fasted in the wilderness.

Early christians would begin a period of public penance for their sins on the first day. Ash wednesday is a christian observance marking the start of lent, a period of fasting, repentance, and reflection.