C3 - Festivals, Fasts, Pilgrimage and Historic sites

Question 1

Nativity

Answer 1

story of Jesus

Question 2

Via Dolorosa

Answer 2

Way of Sorrow
Involves walking through streets of Jerusalem along the path Jesus took carrying the cross. Some walk in barefeet to suffer in sameway as Jesus suffered.

Question 3

Holy Land

Answer 3

Place of Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection

Question 4

The church of the Nativity

Answer 4

In bethlehem, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was born. Christians can touch and pray at the gold star that marks the spot of Jesus’ birth

Question 5

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Answer 5

In the center of Jerusalem, marks the site of Jesus’ death, burial and ressurection. Has sepulchre marking of Jesus’ tomb inside. Considered to be most Sacred site in the world for many Christians.

Question 6

Apparition

Answer 6

An appearance/vision

Question 7

Intercession

Answer 7

Asking for help/prayer

Question 8

Lourdes

Answer 8

Town in southern France, famous for St. Bernadette’s 18 apparition of Mary. It is a pilgrimage site famous for healing

Question 9

Pilgrimage

Answer 9

Journey to a Holy place/oppurtunity for believers to focus on their journey to God

Question 10

Importance of Pilgrimage

Answer 10

Religious experience, learn more about God/religion, visual reference, growth/remind of faith

Question 11

Story of Apparition in Lourdes

Answer 11

St. Bernadette was instructed by Mary to dig a hole where she found a spring, and was also instructed to bathe in the waters for healing

Question 12

Christmas

Answer 12

Jesus’ birth - Incarnation
God becomes man (Hypostatic Union)

Question 13

Advent

Answer 13

Time of preparation
Counting down with Advent Wreath
Orthodox would fast
also count to parousia (second come)

Question 14

Christian beliefs about Advent

Answer 14

Season of preparation for Christmas, most Christians believe it as preparation for Incarnation at Christmas. It has been observed since the 4th century. Some would focus on repentance.

Question 15

Advent Wreaths

Answer 15

Evergreen and circular shape wreaths have five candles (3 purple, one rose/pink, one white(light)). The candles are lit on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, and the white candle will be lit on Christmas day.
(Purple, purple, pink purple)
(hope, love, joy, peace)

Question 16

Christingles

Answer 16

Christingle services are mostly for children, has a lighted candle pushed into the center of the orange representing Christ and the orange represents the world. Sweets around the candle represents the fruits of the world + 4 seasons

Question 17

Feast of Epiphany

Answer 17

Celebrated (some) January 6, known as the 3 Kings day. It is about the visitation of Magi to Jesus, also marks the end of Christmas cycle

Question 18

Lent

Answer 18

40 days and 40 nights that leads to Easter. (time of prparation for Easter season)
Heavily focused to repentence
Some fast/give up

Question 19

Repentence

Answer 19

Being sorry and asking forgiveness for sins

Question 20

Ash Wednesday

Answer 20

Christians recieve ashes in shape of cross on forehead (at church) ashes (made out of burnt previous year palms) symbolise repentence and that life on earth is temporary.
First day of Lent

Question 21

Christian practices during lent

Answer 21

study and read Bible, pray, and fast (this all helps Christians to focus onto God)

Question 22

Holy Week

Answer 22

refers to the last week of Jesus’ life. Christians nowadays start remembering from Palm Sunday, and ends on Easter Sunday

Question 23

Palm Sunday

Answer 23

Israelites welcomed and praised Jesus with palms and clothes while he entered Jerusalem, since they thought Jesus would fulfill prophecy (Triumph entry)
Jesus rides the donkey as meaning of no war + fulfilmet of prophecy (Zachariah 99)

Question 24

Moundy Thursday

Answer 24

Eucharist held, blood of the covenant - Jesus using bread and wine that symbolizes his body and blood, foreshadowing Jesus’ blood and sacrifice (Last Supper)

Question 25

Good Friday

Answer 25

Jesus was cruxified, sacrificed himself and saved humans from sin. Humans were now able to restore relationship with God through redemption, and it also shows God’s love to human through sacrificing his son
(No Mass held for Catholics)

Question 26

Saturday (Easter Vigil)

Answer 26

Being ready for resurrection, light coming after death

Question 27

Easter Sunday

Answer 27

Jesus resurrected after three days of his death. Shows he is God and God’s power over death, humans are able to have eternal life with God through his death and resurrection

Question 28

Salvation

Answer 28

Humans are saved by Jesus’ blood

Question 29

Ascension Day

Answer 29

celebrated 40 days after Easter, celebrating + remember Jesus’ ascension (rising) to heaven in his bodily form

Question 30

Pentecost

Answer 30

50 days after Easter and 10 days after Ascension
Day Apostles were given the gift of HOly Spirit and start their mission of spreading ‘Good News’