They prepare for christmas by praying and joining together as a catholic/christiian church no matter what
Catholic churches typically use the New American Bible (NAB) for their religious teachings and services.
Catholic churches typically use the New American Bible (NAB) for their religious teachings and services.
25th December just like all churches in the Western Catholic or catholic derived tradition.
At Christmas Kenyan churches are often decorated by missionaries. Typical Christmas decor may include plants, Christmas trees, flowers, balloons, and ribbons.
The white candle that is sometimes used in an Advent Wreath is the Christmas or Christ candle and it lit at the Masses starting with Christmas midnight Mass. Most Catholic Churches use only the 4 violet and rose candles during Advent and the wreath is removed from the church when Christmas decorations are put up on Christmas Eve.
Altars in churches during Christmas time are typically adorned with white, gold, red, and green decorations to symbolize the season. These colors represent purity, joy, sacrifice, and eternal life in the Christian tradition.
All western churches (Catholic, Protestant) celebrate Christmas on the same day, 25th December. Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas later. Pedantically, they all celebrate Christmas on 25th December, they just use a different calendar and disagree which day is the 25th December.
All Christian churches celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. This includes both the Catholic church and the protestant churches. Protestant churches include Anglicans (or Episcopalian), Lutherans, Baptists, Pentecostals, Church of Christ, Assembly of God and Salvation Army, just to name a few.
Perhaps they do not know what the church is! My church meets every Sunday, including Christmas. Christmas was not practiced in the early church but was developed in and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Generally, Protestant churches tend to have simpler decorations and ornate furnishings compared to Catholic churches. This simplicity is often reflective of the Protestant emphasis on the focus being on the Word of God rather than elaborate decorations. However, there can still be variations among Protestant denominations and individual churches in terms of their level of ornateness.
The only buildings that typically include steeples are cathedrals and churches. Steeples can be found on Christian buildings like Protestant, Catholic and Mormon churches.