A Catholic answer (Catholics in communion with the Pope)After the fall and break-up of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church eventually became the custodian of the law, education, and administration throughout much of Europe. In many places, this included the keeping of the calendar, religious and civil. Eventually, with the separation of the church from the secular state, it became necessary to keep two calendars: one civil or secular, the other religious or liturgical. The liturgical calendar tracks the progress of the liturgical year, which includes mostly celebrations and commemorations of certain major events in the lives of Jesus Christ, of Mary, and of the saints, such as (January) the Feast of Mary, Mother of God; (Feb) Saint Bernadette's day; (March) Saint Patrick's Day; (April) Easter Sunday (May) Feast of the Pentecost, and so on, all the way to December and Christmas Day.
Catholic Answer
The Liturgical Year hinges on the Nativity (Birth), and Passion, Death, and Resurrection (Easter) of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ (see Ephesians, 4:4-13 {cf John 15:5-8}, 1 Cor 12:12), and thus the Church is living out the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Christ in the liturgical year.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon,
S.J.
Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Liturgical Year. The annual cycle of the mysteries of Christ, the Blessed Virgin, angels, and saints, which the Church commemorates in the Mass, the Divine Office, and other forms of public worship. The liturgical year begins with the first Sunday of Advent and closes with the thirty-fourth
week "through the year" name Christ the King Sunday.
It guides them to remember the works of God. Every period of time has a different event either happiness and sadness.
the answer to that question would probably be Easter Christmas is actually the shortest season of the liturgical year lasting only 12 days. Easter is not a liturgical season. Lent is actually followed by Pentecost.
Holy Week, ending with Easter, is the holiest time of the liturgical year, with Christ Death and Resurrection being the climax.
The most important times for Catholics are: Advent Christmas and the Christmas Season Lent Holy Week, including the Triduum Easter and the Easter Season Pentecost, perhaps the most important since it marks the birthday of the Church.
Yes! it belong to the Easter season. It happened 40 days after easter.
Easter is the oldest and most important Christian festival, marking the end of the fasting season of Lent and the death, on Good (derived from God's) Friday and resurrection of Jesus Christ, on Easter Sunday
The most important occupation of monasteries is liturgical singing
The most significant feast day is Pentecost as it is the birthday of the Church. It is followed by Easter and Christmas.
Easter Sunday
The Most Important date after Easter and Christmas is Ascension Day.
White is worn as a sign of joy. Easter and Christmas are the most joyous of holy days: Jesus resurrection and birth.
Lent is the liturgical season immediately preceding Easter. When it begins and ends has to do with the date of Easter which, in the Western Church, falls on the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Strictly speaking, if Easter is late (the latest it can fall is April 25), most of that year's lent will take place after the vernal equinox, i.e., in spring.
Easter