Christian calendar Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Christian Calendar organizes days of the year on which Christian festivals occur.Some Christian festivals and when they occur according to Roman and Protestant Christianity are:
- Epiphany: 6 January
- Shrove Tuesday: The day before Ash Wednesday
- Ash Wednesday: 44 days before Good Friday
- Palm Sunday: The Sunday before Easter
- Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter
- Good Friday: The Friday before Easter
- Easter: calculated by Computus - Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month that falls on or after 21 March.
- Whitsun or Pentecost: Seven weeks after Easter
- Whitmonday: The day after Whitsun or Pentecost
- Christmas: 25 December
See also Liturgical year and Calendar of saints, and compare Julian calendar. Christian calendars need to be concerned with computing the date of Easter.
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