a day or period of celebration for religious reasons
two main festival seasons in the christian calendar
advent , christmas and epiphany
lent, easter and pentecost
christmas
celebrates the incarnation of jesus and the birth of jesus
advent
period leading up to christmas
easter
the most important christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of jesus
ash wednesday and lent
ash wednesday marks the beginning of lent , a 40 day period of repentance , fasting and abstinence in preparation for easter
orthodox christian’s begin their easter celebrations at midnight on saturday they hold candles and walk into the dark empty church
the catholic and the church of england worship on the saturday night in darkness then light the paschal candle to symbolise jesus has risen from the dead
