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Xmas & easter
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What is the purpose of Christian festivals?
To remember
religious
events and worship
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What do Christian festivals provide time for?
Reflection and celebration of
faith
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What are the two most commonly celebrated Christian festivals?
Christmas
and
Easter
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What does the term 'Advent' mean?
'Coming'
or 'drawing
near'
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When does Advent begin?
Fourth
Sunday before
Christmas
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What do Christians prepare for during Advent?
The celebration of
Jesus's
birth
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What is lit on each of the four Sundays during Advent?
One
candle
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What does Christmas mean?
'Christ's
Mass'
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When is Christmas celebrated?
December 25th
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What do many churches hold on Christmas Eve?
Midnight Mass
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What do most Christians do on Christmas morning?
Go to church to celebrate
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What typically occurs during Christmas church services?
Prayers, a
sermon
, and carols
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What may some churches re-create during Christmas services?
The
Nativity scene
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Until when do many churches hold services after Christmas?
Until
Epiphany
(
January 6th
)
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What does Christmas commemorate?
The
Incarnation
of
Jesus
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What does the Easter festival last over?
40 days
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What day marks the start of Lent?
Ash Wednesday
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What is Lent a time for Christians to remember?
Their
sins
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What is penitence?
A time of reflection on
sins
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What did Lent used to be a time of?
Fasting
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What do people often give up during Lent?
Something
they enjoy
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What does Lent commemorate?
The
40 days
Jesus
spent fasting
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What is done on Ash Wednesday?
Ash is put on
believers'
foreheads
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What does Easter help Christians remember?
The sacrifice of
Jesus
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What does Easter remind Christians of?
God's love
and hope of
salvation
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What is central to Christian faith?
The
resurrection
of
Jesus
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For most Christians, what is the most important festival?
Easter
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What does the quote about Christ's resurrection imply?
Faith
is
useless
without
resurrection
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What is the period around Easter called?
Holy Week
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What does Palm Sunday mark?
The beginning of
Holy Week
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What do Christians remember on Palm Sunday?
Jesus's
triumphant entry into Jerusalem
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What do churches often give on Palm Sunday?
Palm branches
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What does Maundy Thursday commemorate?
The Last Supper
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What did Jesus do during the Last Supper?
Washing his
disciples' feet
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What commandment did Jesus give during the Last Supper?
To love
one another
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How do many churches observe Maundy Thursday?
With a
Communion
service and
foot-washing
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What does Good Friday remember?
The
crucifixion
of
Jesus
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What type of services are held on Good Friday?
Special
church services
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How long do some Good Friday services last?
3 hours
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What do some Christians do on Good Friday to show sorrow?
Fast
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