Christian Festivals Flashcards
What is a Festival?
A festival is a day or time of celebration often for religious reasons
Some reasons for the celebration of festivals are: To celebrate the birth or death of a founder or leader for example ______________________
Christmas and Good Friday.
Some reasons for the celebration of festivals are: To mark the end of a fast or some important religious occasion for example __________________________
Id-ul-Fitr
Some reasons for the celebration of festivals are: To mark a particular important event in the history of the religion for example
Passover
Some reasons for the celebration of festivals are: To celebrate an important season of the year for example
Sukkoth
What is this Christian festival this is when Christians prepare themselves for the coming of Christ.
Advent (coming)
What is done on Christmas?
Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ.
What is done on Epiphany?
Epiphany celebrates the visit of the wise men to see baby Jesus.
What Christian festival is this? It marks the forty days and forty nights that Jesus spent in the wilderness being tempted by the Devil
Lent
What Christian festival is this? It marks the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to face His death.
Palm Sunday
What Christian festival is this? Jesus ate his last meal with his disciples, washed their feet and gave them the greatest commandment of love.
Maundy Thursday
What is done on Good Friday?
It marks the crucifixion of Christ.
What is done on Holy Saturday?
It marks the day Jesus rested in His tomb.
What is done on Easter Sunday?
It marks the resurrection of Christ
What are the 9 Christian Festivals?
- Advent
- Lent
- Epiphany
- Maundy Thursday
- Christmas
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Palm Sunday
