Lentorama 2021: Take Your Holiday to Go

Day 22: Sexagesima

Held on the second Sunday before Ash Wednesday, this day was created so people could prepare themselves for Lent, spiritually, with many people taking penance. While the name suggests this day falls 60 days before Easter, it's really 57 days before Easter. There were two related days - Quinquagesima and Septuagesima - which were also for Lenten preparations (Quinquagesima was even numerically correct, as it did occur 50 days prior to Easter).

Sexagesima was observed in Catholic churches and some Protestant churches (usually ones with Anglican or Lutheran roots), but Vatican II removed all of these days from the liturgical calendar. The Anglicans followed suit not long afterwards, but there are congregations in both where the days are still observed (