Ascension Day actually falls 40 days after Easter, but it is celebrated on the Sunday 6 weeks after Easter.
Jesus ascended to heaven 40 days after his resurrection. In the meantime, he appeared to the apostles, several close female disciples and hundreds of other people.
Six weeks after Easter Sunday.Catholic AnswerChrist ascended to heaven on Thursday, forty days after Easter, and the Ascension has been celebrated on that Thursday ever since, except in dioceses where the Bishop moves the holy day obligation to the following Sunday.
Pentecost takes place 40 days after Resurrection or Easter.
When is Ascension celebrated in the Catholic church.
For the Catholic Church and many other 'daughter' churches, the holy day 40 days after their Easter Sunday is called Ascension Thursday.
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The Most Important date after Easter and Christmas is Ascension Day.
After Easter, Christians believe that Jesus ascended into heaven to be with God. This event is known as the Ascension of Jesus.
Ascension day falls always 40 days after the Easter and the month of it is May.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus and is on a fixed date. Easter recognizes the crucifixion of Jesus and His ascension into heaven. Its date is not fixed.
The 40 days before Easter are called Lent.
The Ascention Day was when Jesus supposedly came back to life and announced himself to the world, and is several weeks after Easter. N-one is sure of the exact year or day, but it is thought to be sometime around the beginning of AD(after Death)/end of BC(before Christ).