All Saints Day
Christian celebration of the lives of all the saints, especially those not having a special day; Orthodox churches observe the day in mid-summer. More Information
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Advent (Christian)
For Catholics, the new Liturgical Year commences with the first Sunday of Advent. In this new liturgical year, the Church not only wishes to indicate the beginning of a period, but the beginning of a renweed commitment to the faith by all those who follow Christ, the Lord. Advent is the period of four Sundays […]
Christmas (Christian)
Birth of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that He is the Son of God, the Messiah, and Savior of the world. More Information Holiday Greeting: Merry Christmas
Ash Wednesday/Beginning of Lent (Christian)
The beginning of the 40-day season of Lent. Catholics and Protestants will have ashes applied to their foreheads in the shape of a cross, symbolizing penance, mourning and mortality A day of fast and abstinence from meat for Catholics over the age of 14.
Palm Sunday (Christian)
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, and to the lavish praise of the townspeople who threw clothes, or possibly palms or small branches, in […]
Holy Thursday/Maundy (Christian)
Christian: Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to his arrest and crucifixion. Later that evening he prays in the Garden of Gethsemane. More Information
