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A glossary of important feasts of Christian religion.

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Mardi Gras refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Epiphany or Kings day and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras reflecting the practice of the ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. Advent is the beginning of the ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

The Apostles Fast is a fastobserved by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians. The fast begins on the second Monday after Pentecost and continues until the Feast of ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Pentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai. In the Eastern church, Pentecost can also refer to the whole fifty days between Easter and ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Whitsun is the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples. Whitsuntide, the week following ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

The Festa do Rosario is the main celebration in the Brazilian city of Corrego Danta. It happens in the city during the third weekend of August.

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels. ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Christianity

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