Lent

Theme:: Retreating Into the Wilderness with Jesus
Dates:: Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection.
Colors:: In most churches, the decorations are purple or blue, royal colors to prepare for the King. You can read more about color in worship

Special Days:: Ash Wednesday
The Annunciation