Christian Religious Celebrations

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  1. 4. The weekly holy day for Christians
  2. 5. Means 'appearance the celebration of the visit of the Magi on January 6th
  3. 6. the day which celebrates the birth of Jesus (Incarnation), on December 25th in most Christian denominations; also the period of the 12 days ending with the Epiphany (visit of the Magi or Wise Men)
  4. 8. the first season of the Church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays; the time which looks forward to the ‘Coming of Jesus’
  5. 10. a lighted candle symbolizing Christ as the light of the world, held by children at a special Advent service originating in the Moravian Church.
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  1. 1. a day or time of celebration of festivals for Christians
  2. 2. The Time when Christians celebrate the disciples and their converts receiving the Holy Spirit.
  3. 3. a wreath of evergreen foliage in which four red candles are set, one to be lit on each Sunday of Advent.
  4. 7. the period preceding Easter, which is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness, starting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, and so includes forty weekdays
  5. 9. the religious season celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, starting from Easter Sunday to Pentecost: The Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension, held on the seventh Sunday after Easter