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Christian Traditional Holidays

From the old wiki. Written by TheSerpent, last edited on 15 June 2019.

After the arrival of Christianity within the city of Flintwhenia and the rest of the entire nation, it was then the annual feast and as well honoring, celebrating local patron saints, anointed or put into a status of a saint was being celebrated by both locals and international community in the 11th century as an old tradition for which a Christian would do to offer a patronage to their saints. It was the influence of the sailors who embarked from a great journey to spread the word and gospel of God and its tradition to the entire population, through celebrating, Christians unwaveringly gathers on a hall or filling up the streets with immense abundant of people that transform into a crowd, chanting the name of the Lord or a saint, praising their names and feast upon each-other-from house to house to enjoy the bountiful gifts and to pray by liturgy to their Saint who they devotedly fond of. Christians are fully required to attend such holy feast and lament to the Death of Christ or through a celebration of patron saints by giving liturgy and dire offerings of peace and serenity.

The list of the annual feast and patron(s) with their designated commemorative date(s)

Feast of the Annunciation The Annunciation on March 25th marks the visit by the angel Gabriel's to Mary, who is told that she will be the mother of Jesus Christ. According to the BBC: “More importantly, since it occurs 9 months before the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, the Annunciation marks the actual incarnation of Jesus Christ - the moment that Jesus was conceived and that the Son of God became the son of the Virgin. The festival has been celebrated since the 5th century AD. The festival celebrates two things: 1) God's action in entering the human world as Jesus in order to save humanity; and 2)Humanity'swillingacceptance of God's action in Mary's freely given acceptance of the task of being the Mother of God.

The story of the Annunciation is told in Luke's Gospel :1:26-38. "In the Sixth Month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said " Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you (Complete Source at Luke 1-26-38]

The feast is at the date near Chrismas day.

Corpus Christi (Translated as the 'Body of Christ is one of Christian liturgical solemnity and celebration to the real presence of the Body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God in the elements of the Eucharist known as transubstantiation. Corpus Christi is celebrated at the month of June 15th and frequent time that goes by the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, or also known "where the solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ" is not a holy obligation hence, it is being assigned by the Pope to Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity as its proper day.

After the end of the Holy Mass, folks on a community began often a procession of the Blessed Sacraments generally displayed in a monstrance afterward, it is followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Easter Period or also notably known as the Easter Sunday is a grand celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God from the dead as described in the New Testament as having occurred truly on the third day of his burial after crucifixion by the Roman's at Cavalry (30 AD). It is a precedent preparation by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Christians refer to this celebration as part of the 'Holy Week" and contain the days of the Easter Triduum, Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy & Last Suffer.

Lent is a holy solemn observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins firstly on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later before Easter Sunday. The lent is believed to be a preparation for Penance, fasting and mortifying the flesh, repentance of sins, almsgiving, and self-denial. Lent is historically last for forty-days in commemorating of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert. According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, before beginning his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan. Depending on the Christian denomination and local custom, Lent ends on the evening of Holy Thursday with Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday, on the morning of Easter Sunday, or at the midnight between them.

Holy Week amongst the Christian Calenders is the week of immediate penance, fasting, and prayer of the last days of Jesus Christ, Son of God after his crucifixion. Holy week begins with Palm Sunday as which may also be known as Passion Sunday in some denominations. Traditionally, according to the New Testament, it commemorates the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem described in all four canonical gospels. Jesus's entry into Jerusalem was noted by crowds present who chanted and yell his name and waved by Palm branches. After the Palm Sunday proceeds with Holy Monday, as the third week before Easter followed by Holy Tuesday and Spy Wednesday or Holy Wednesday then Maundy Thursday, Holy Friday & Black Saturday Harrowing of Hell) & Easter Sunday.

Pentecost, which is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). In the Christian tradition, this event represents the birth of the early Church.

It is a celebration of the Holy Spirit have descended to heaven as a proceeded canonical part of the Whitsun or White Sunday. It is observed by most Christians as a day of Prayers, vigils, fasting, novenas, procession, spiritual retreat, and Holy Communion litany.

Christmas Day is an annual festival commemorating the Birth of Jesus Christ as celebrated by at the date of December 25th according to the New Testament. It is celebrated by almost millions of the nation as a joyful day celebration as religious and cultural day. The feast is a central liturgy of the Christian Liturgical year as it is preceded by the Season of Advent or the Nativity Fast that initiate the season of Christmastide 'yuletide season'.

Traditionally, it is celebrated by most people in Flintwhenia in observance of exchanging gifts, committing liturgy and prayers, vigil and novena to all of the entire church population as a holiday feast for most non-christian and Christian religion. Followed by Christmas Eve before Christmas Day, December 24th.

Epiphany or the Three King's day is an annual Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates principally but not solely the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles.