C3 Christian Festivals Continuation Flashcards
What is Lent
Time of preparation for Easter
How long is Lent
40 days and nights- scripture- Jesus in the desert and temptations
What do people do on Ash Wednesday
Ashes marked as a cross on the forehead, from the previous Palm Sunday- represent repentance
What are ashes a symbol of
repentace
What does Palm Sunday celebrate
The triumphant entry, the beginning of the holy week
What does Holy Week include
Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday
What event does Maundy Thursday focus on
The Last Supper, Jesus’s arrest, and trials
What do some churches do for Maundy Thursday
wash the feet (like said in John)
What does Good Friday focus on
crucifixion, focus on salvation from sin
What is the one day in the year that there is no mass? (concentration of the eucharist)
Good Friday
What do many Christians do on the Saturday of Holy Week
Easter vigil- held in the hours of darkness between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter day - a mass, the first official celebration of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead
What does Easter Sunday celebrate
Jesus’ defeat of death
What is advent
A time of preparation for Christmas
How do Christians count down for Christmas?
Advent wreath, purple, purple, pink, purple
then the final to be lit on Christmas day (white, to symbolize purity)
What does Jesus’ birth emphasize
Incarnation, God becomes man - 2 natures, Hypostasis (Hypostatic union)
