Because man, organising the church says so. But it is not a Bible practice.
Solemnity of Christ the King
We celebrate the solemnity of Mary because its is a sacred day of obligation and completes part of Christmas and new years day.
This year, 2011, the feast of Christ the King falls on Sunday, November 20.
Corpus Christi Sunday is a Christian feast day that celebrates the belief in the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. It is typically observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, although in some countries it is celebrated on the following Sunday. Christ the King, on the other hand, is a solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church that honors Jesus as the King of the Universe. It is celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, just before Advent begins.
Roman Catholic AnswerWhite is the color for the Solemnity of Christ the King. Gold or Silver may be substituted.
Answer:The feast of Christ the King falls on the last Sunday before Advent, which is also the last Sunday in the liturgical year. It is celebrated by focusing in worship on the "Kingship" of Christ. What does it mean that Christ is sovereign in all creation, in the church and in the lives of believers?
All Catholic congregations around the world celebrate All Saints Day as it is a major solemnity and a Holy Day of Obligation.
by the lighting of candles.preparing for the coming of the christ child
Solemnity of Mary is celebrated on the 1st Of January
Christmas means Christ's mass celebrating the birth of Christ.
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, are as follows: January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension; August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; November 1, the solemnity of All Saints; December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
Yes they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and as with other churches, use Christmas as the time to celebrate the birth.