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Why celebrate religious festivals and celebrations?

People remember important events in the history of the religion.

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Christmas celebrations in Britain today

Christians would go to Church on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

At Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve the Church is lit only by candles. When the Gospel reading takes place the lights come on, symbolic of the birth of Christ the light of the world.

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Name of Festival

Christmas

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Religion

Christianity

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Why it is celebrated?

The birth of Jesus.
God becoming human.

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How it is celebrated.

Advent- 4 Sundays leading up to Dec 25th, one candle is lit each week.

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The first Easter

Easter is a Christian festival that takes place in March or April every year.

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Sunday

Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. The crowds waved palm leaves at him, to welcome him as a king

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Palm Sunday

This is the first Sunday of Holy Week. Christians are given a palm crosses at church to keep until the start of Lent the following year. Palms are used to represent the palms the Jews laid on the ground to welcome Jesus. On Ash Wednesday (first day of

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Monday/Tuesday

Jesus spent these days in Jerusalem teaching about God, telling stories and performing miracles

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Wednesday

Jesus visited the Temple in Jerusalem and saw it was being misused. He got very angry.

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Thursday evening

Jesus had his last Supper with the 12 Disciples. He told them that he was going to die the next day, and that they should remember him, with Bread & Wine

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Mandy Thursday

Christians go to church on this evening to celebrate the Last Supper. They remember with sadness the predictions Jesus made about his death. This included his two closest friends letting him down; Judas by betraying him and Peter denying him 3 times.

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Thurs night/ Fri morning.

Jesus and the disciples went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Judas betrayed Jesus, and he was arrested.Good Friday

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Good Friday (1)

Jesus was taken to trial, in front of Pontiffs Pilate. He was found guilty of ‘blasphemy’

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Good Friday (2)

It would have taken about 4-5 hours for Jesus to die an agonising death

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Good Friday (3)

Jesus died and his mother and some of his followers took his body down.

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Good Friday (4)

He was put into a tomb, belonging to Joseph of Aromatherapy. There was no time to prepare his body.

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Good Friday(5)

The most solemn day of the year for Christians. Many churches are emptied of their colourful and celebratory items. The altar and lectern are covered in cloth. Candles remain unlit and often the vicar will wear black garments. Everything is plain and simp

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Easter Sunday (1)

Jesus’ mother & followers returned to the tomb, but it was empty.

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Easter Sunday (2)

An Angel appeared and
said that Jesus had risen

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How do Christians celebrate Easter?

Orthodox Christians walk around the church at midnight on Saturday and then enter the darkened church with lit candles or lamps. This symbolises entering the empty tomb. The priest then announces’ Christ is risen!’ and the congregation answers ‘He is rise

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Conclusion

In conclusion,although there is evidence that Christmas has become commercialised, Christmas is still a religious festival for many, and holds great importance and value. Furthermore, we can see that people have not forgotten that Christmas is a religious

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