When does Lent start?This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. But before Lent even begins, there’s Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, which is a time to “clean the soul,” according to the BBC. The first day of Lent is called Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday, priests gather ashes from the previous Palm Sunday and rub them on congregants’ foreheads.…