Christian festivals Flashcards
(15 cards)
What does Christmas celebrate
Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem
When is Christmas celebrated for christians
-for most in the 25th December
-for orthodox Christian’s it’s celebrated on the 7th of january
What period comes before Christmas
Advent, which begins 4 Sundays before Christmas, to count down the days till christmas
What do some churches do to welcome Christmas day
-… Catholics, o… and a… churches have a “… mass”
-Christian’s go to … on Christmas …
-Roman Catholics, orthodox and Anglican churches have a “midnight mass”
-Christian’s go to church on Christmas morning
What do churches hold after Christmas
… carrying on to E… (6th jan) the day that the M… (… men) went to see …
Services carrying on to Epiphany (6th jan) the day that the Magi (wise men) went to see Jesus
Why do Christian’s give gifts
To symbolise the fact that Jesus was Gods gift to the world
Why are some Christian’s against modern Christmas traditions
-involves expensive presents, excessive eating and drinking (gluttony which is a sin)
-they believe these traditions devalue the true meaning of Christmas
-Jesus is no longer they head figure it’s Santa clause
What does Easter celebrate
Jesus’ resurrection
What does Easter remind christians
-That … is … as he was willing to … death on the …
-that there is … for … life when they …
-That god is benevolent as he was willing to suffer death on the cross
-that there is hope for eternal life when they die
What is lent
-40 days before Easter
-some Christian’s fast to mark when Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert
—>they stop fasting on Easter Sunday
What is Ash wednesday
-the first day of lent
-ash is put on believers foreheads to show they are sorry for their sins
What is palm sunday
-the Sunday before Easter
-Christian’s remember Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem
-this marks the beginning of the Holy Week
—>the week before his crucifixion
What is Maundy Thursday
-Christian’s commemorate the Last supper heal on the night before Jesus died
What is Good Friday
-it recalls Jesus’s crucifixion
-special services are held
-some last 3 hours to mark his final 3 hours on the cross when the sky became dark
How is Easter celebrated
-churches hold … on … night
-… have special … on Easter …
-the … candle is …
-people light … to represent … as the … of the …
-… are given as they are … with Easter as a … of … life
-churches hold services on Saturday night
-churches have special service on Easter Sunday
-the Paschal candle is lit
-people light candles to represent Jesus as the light of the world
-eggs are given as they are associated with Easter as a symbol of new life
