Christian Holidays:
Christmas:
Christmas is the celebration of God becoming a man
through the birth of Jesus Christ ......
Christmas celebrates the “good news” that God
demonstrated His love for mankind by giving His only,
one-of-a-kind Son, Jesus, to live with us as a man.
Christians celebrate Jesus' birth on December 25th.
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Candlemas:
Know as the Christian Festival of lights,
Candlemas is a lesser medieval Christian holiday which was
celebrated by a candlelight process, often followed by
pancakes on February 2nd. Since this feast
commemorated the both purification of the Virgin Mary and
the presentation of Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after the
birth of Jesus, it was especially important to medieval
mothers (who underwent a similar rite after each
childbirth), but everyone enjoyed the relief it provided at
a dark and dreary time of year. (Groundhog Day, with
its ritual of trying to predict the early or late coming of
spring, does much the same in the modern United States.)
Easter:
Easter is the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection
from the dead. Easter always falls on the nearest Sunday to
the first full moon on or after the (Northern Hemisphere)
vernal (spring) equinox. That is on a Sunday from March
22nd to April 25th inclusive. During Medieval times,
Easter was anticipated by 40 days of springtime austerity
(Lent), but it was followed by several days of good food and
games.
Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving is the time for us to give thanks to God,
for the things he has bestowed upon us and upon the great
nation of United States of America. The first
Thanksgiving was a three day harvest celebration between the Pilgrims and the
native Wampanoag Indians in 1621.
All Saints Day:
When November 1st. The Christian holiday of All
Saint's Day honors and recognizes all of the saints of the
Christian church, many which where martyrs. The Church
sets this day aside to celebrate over 10,000 recognized
saints. Historically, All Saints Day was known as
Hallomas.
Saint Patrick's Day:
Saint Patrick's day, March 17th, is held in honor of
Saint Patrick, the missionary who brought Christianity to
the Irish people in the 400's AD. Not surprisingly,
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland.
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