The opinions column by Sean Quigley '10 ("Lent and Easter have become a sham," April 4) was thought-provoking but based on some odd assumptions. First, his claim that the date of Easter is influenced ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.