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- 1. The Seasons of the Christian Year © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from images.google.com or office.com
- 2. The Christian year begins with the season of Advent. The exact day of the first day of Advent changes with each year. The first Sunday of Advent is four weeks before Christmas. This year, Advent began on December 2, 2012. The colors of advent are royal blue or purple. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013
- 3. Contrary to the department stores who bring out Christmas decor in September, the Christian Christmas season begins on December 25. Also contrary to popular culture, the Christian color for Christmas is white, not red or green. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013
- 4. The days from December 25 to January 6 are known as the 12 Days of Christmas. These dates are the same every year. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 5. The season of Epiphany begins January 6 with the celebration of the visit of the Wise Men. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 Green is the color of Epiphany images from microsoft office
- 6. In some countries and cultures, gift exchanges take place on this date. It is known as the Twelfth day of Christmas. Epiphany ends with Ash Wednesday. This year the season of Epiphany is January 6- February 12, 2012 © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from images.google.com or office.com
- 7. Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras February 12, 2013 © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 8. Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras February 12, 2013 The colors of Mardi Gras And purple for Lent are green for Epiphany As sort of a bridge between the two seasons © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 9. Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras Carnival is Latin for removal of meat February 12, 2013 Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It is one last hurrah before the fasting and repentance of Lent. Mardi Gras is one of the main reasons why Protestants stopped observing the Christian Year. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 10. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent, this year Feb. 13, The oldest Christian season according to Christian tradition, dating back to the fourth century A.D. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 11. Ash Wednesday begins with a service about Repentance and commitment. Sometimes Christians are invited to ‘give up something,’ which is a form of fasting. Ashes made from the last year’s Palm branches from Palm Sunday are burnt, mixed with oil and placed in the sign of a cross on peoples’ foreheads. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from images.google.com or office.com
- 12. Thus begins, Lent, the oldest Christian season. It began as a 40 day preparation for candidates who would be baptized on Easter. Lent’s color is purple. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from images.google.com or office.com
- 13. The dates of Lent change depending on the date of Easter each year. This year Lent is February 13 to March 30 © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 14. Passion Week or Holy week Passion is from the Latin, paschal, which means suffering. The last week of Lent. This year March 24-31, 2013
- 15. Passion Week or Holy week Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. Remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey. The people waved Palm branches like they would for a king. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 16. Maundy Thursday (Thursday of Holy Week) From the Latin maundy, “Commandment.” Jesus sat at the Last Supper with the disciples and said, “A New Commandment I give you that you love one another.” On this day we remember that Last Supper. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 17. Maundy Thursday A Maundy Thursday service usually celebrates the Lord’s Supper and foot washing. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 18. Good Friday will take place March 28 this year. This is the remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus. The color is black for darkness. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 19. Church observances of Holy Week remind us that we are in the crowd that cried Hosanna on Holy Week. And we are in the same crowd that cried Crucify Him five days later. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 20. Easter Sunday The celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ March 30, 2013 © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 21. Easter Sunday Easter’s colors are gold and white. It is the highest holiest day of the year. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 22. Easter Sunday Why does the date of Easter change every year? It's complicated © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 23. The Season of Easter The 50 days following Easter until Pentecost Sunday. March 31-May 18, 2012 The color is white. Also called ‘Eastertide’ © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 24. Pentecost 50 days after Easter. This year May 19, 2013. Color is Red. © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 25. Pentecost Celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit And the © Kelly Diehl Yates 2013 images from microsoft office
- 26. Ordinary Time Pentecost to Advent Color is Green. Emphasis on Christian Growth Yates 2013 © Kelly Diehl images from microsoft office