It falls within the Christmas Season and marks the end of that season.
Yes, especially at Christmas.
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The two major feasts in the church year are Christmas and Easter. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, and Easter commemorates his resurrection from the dead. These feasts are significant events in Christianity and are widely celebrated by Christians around the world.
Christmas, which lasts from Christmas Day (itself an Octave of eight days) lasts until the Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord. Christmas, along with Easter and Pentecost, is one of the three great feasts of the Christian year. We celebrate the birth of Our Blessed Savior for eight days, and actually for the entire season of Christmas, with feasts and gift giving. "Little Christmas" (the feast of the Epiphany on January 6) celebrates the showing of Christ to the world as we celebrate the visit of the Magi to worship the new-born King.
They dance around and have big feasts sing Christmas carols and celebrate Jesus' birth.
No, GREEN is the color in Ordinary Time and Violet in Advent. White is for Christmas and Easter, and feasts of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin, and other saints who are not martyrs.
You would look under the number 394.266 for books about Christmas feasts and festivals in the Dewey Decimal System.
White vestments are worn on the following occasions : * Christmastide (from Christmas day to the Baptism of the Lord) * Easter season * Holy Thursday * Feasts of Our Lord other than of His Passion * Feasts of Our Lady * Feasts of the Angels * Feast of St. John the Apostle * Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul * Nativity of St. John the Baptist * Feast of All Saints * Feasts of Non-martyred Saints * Weddings * Baptism
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to celebrate saints holy daysRoman Catholic AnswerThe Church uses white (or gold, as an option) on most major feasts of Our Blessed Lord, for instance, Christmas, Easter, Ascension. White is also used for feasts of Our Blessed Lady and for feasts of saints who were not martyrs. Red is used on the feasts of martyrs and on feasts of the Holy Spirit.
The liturgical color for Christmas and the entire Christmas season is white, although gold may be substituted. Thus any hangings, the priest's stole (and maniple, if worn), and his chasuble will all be white. All major feasts of Our Blessed Lord are white, except for Good Friday.