festivals Flashcards

Question

What is clean Monday?

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First day of great lent, ask others in the congregation for others so thyey can begin lent with a clear conscience

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A monk on the mouth ethos, 1800 years of Christina presence taught the prayer "prayer of the heart"

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This words means not sitting as praising Mary

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A cloth that bears a picture of the dead christ

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Easter most important for Christina, as celebrates resurrection of Jesus, foundation of christian belief easter is eostre- anglo Saxon goddess of spring rebirth of nature first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal (spring) moveable feast rather than mixed as takes place at different times eastern and western have different dates of easter

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"and if your christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain a your faith has been in vain" 1 cor 15:14

Answer 7

Eastern church uses the Julian calendar for this festival in west vernal equinox is on the fixed date of the 21st of march, eastern sets if anywhere from 19th to 22nd eastern church say must fall after the jewish passover, since resurrection of Jesus took place after he came into juresulum after celebrating passover. western- celebrated before passover

Answer 8

40 days prior to easter as Jesus was un wilderness- Christinas take this time for spiritual development lent for western begins on ash wednesday ashes created from palms are used on pam subway before during lent Manu people fast, to develop spiritual discipline flowers are removed, colour is purple as Mark 15:17- where the soldiers mocked Jesus by making him wear purple, the colour of royalty 4th Sunday is laetare (rejoice), priests can wear coloured vestments. day of reaction of normal lenten fasting0 easter is in view 5th Sunday- passion Sunday, marking beginning of a 2 week period known as passion tide. All crucifixes and images are veiled 6th sunday- Holy Week, final week of lent before easter. commemorates Jesus entry in jersey during which people laid branches down before him to induce his status

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Pascual triduum, period of 3 days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday- time of remembering last supper, maundy means commandment. when christians remember Jesus commandment to serve one anther and washing of feet (John 13) good friday- christians remember the crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus. Day of atonement. solemn and quiet leafing up to Jesus are remembered. stations of cross may be used, no eucharist anglilican churches have a tradition of 3 hours devotion- meditation and music (Lutherans often have a Tenebrae (darkness). where candles are used to read narratives Saturday night before easter- staying awak, pascal candle representing jess will be lift and images and statues that mat have been veiled during lent are uncovered

Answer 10

Holy and great Monday- the patriarch Joseph as a prototype of christ Jesus cursing the fig tree holy and great Tuesday- parables of ten virgins and talents holy and great wednesday- annoiting of Jesus holy and great Thursday- gather to celebrate fodunign off eucharist holy and great rfriday- strict fasting with services held in morning, afternoon. Remember sinful behaviour that Jesus has to endure evening services focus on Marys pain over death of son in gossip story0 Jesus is removed from the cross and wrapped in cloth (epitatphios), image of Jesus is painted carried around the church and placed in tomb sprinkled with rose water and petals Holy and great Saturday- day of strict fasting to remember Jesus burial and descent to hell priest sprinkles church with fresh bay leaves to symbolise Jesus' victory over death midnight office- last service of lent at end of midnight.. candles and lights are extinguished till stroke of midnay- resurrection is announced

Answer 11

Celebration of resurrection colour white, gold music is joyful 4 parts to easter liturgy, vigil- evening of the holy Saturday service of light- easter candle, symbolising christ as the light of the world passed through the church and whole congregation. Exsulet an ancient easter song liturgy of initiation- popular time for baptism and confirmations liturgy of eucharist- catholic and Anglican cliches will always celebrate eurchaist at least once on easter synday

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Candle lighting ceremony, preset lights a single candle passes the light onto his assistants, who lights everyone in congregation :at thy resurrection o christ our saviour" paschal eggs and basket of food may be blessed bt priest crack open boiled eggs t celebrate blood of Christs, opening of Jesus tomb Easter Sunday afternoon- vespers are Sunday and gospel of John is read in different languages to symbolise christians believe that resurrection is important for the whole week Easter is bright week- no fasting.

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No one knows when Jesus was born. Custom of christinas in Rome to celebrate this date, regarded as the natalis solis invitcti (birthdy of the unconquered son). Christmas is a christianising of all these things 17th decemebr- roman world was a festival of Saturn when presents were given and slaves were freed for a short time.

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Could be when Jesus was born, when angel Gabriel visited Mary, where she was too she would eb the mother of christ

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"easter is another example of how chrisitnaity christianised a festival this time the jewish passover

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basically says it is pointless and questions why god has singled out one particular jew, why has he made his own son die when he could have just left it there, why did he choose a jew and not an Australian aborigine?

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The council of nicea converted by emperor Constantine of Rome in 325 had 2 rules; independence of the jewish calendar and worldwide uniformilau

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A pagan spring festival developed by the Roman Catholic church, some Jehovah's Witness say its a memorial

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No evidence that jesus actually lived in his book Jesus versus christianity Russell says not information about Jesus

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"comes from providentially to rewaken us, to shake us from our lethary

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Jesus' resurrection is the beginning of gods new project… to colonise earth with the life of heaven

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Jesus' coming is the final and unanswerable proof that god cares

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centre of church for western Rome centre of church for eastern- constatniople Both divided by the great schism in 1054 if no resurrection would be in vain explain both churches and what they both have; continued date wise, description wise

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Eastern is more serious, western is more relaxed and joyous

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increase church attendance, importance is emphasised in culture t=rather than spiritual . The kergyma in the early church centred on resurrection. church can use churstmas as a way to seek converts atonement which remembers during Holy Week wold not have been possible without the incarnation into the world of a sinless sacrifice. Christmas and easter are linked . Jesus birth is only in 2 gospels- so could be late coming. resurrection is in all 4, so event that created Christina faith.