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Christian seasonal days
of celebration;
Holy days
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Movable days, according to the Gregorian calendar:
| Year | Ash Wednesday (West) | Easter Sunday (West) | Easter Sunday (Orthodox) | Ascension Day (West) | Pentecost (West) |
| 1996 | Feb-21 | Apr-7 | Apr-14 | May-16 | May-26 |
| 1997 | Feb-12 | Mar-30 | Apr-27 | May-8 | May-18 |
| 1998 | Feb-25 | Apr-12 | Apr-19 | May-21 | May-31 |
| 1999 | Feb-17 | Apr-4 | Apr-11 | May-13 | May-23 |
| 2000 | Mar-8 | Apr-23 | Apr-30 | Jun-1 | Jun-11 |
| 2001 | Feb-28 | Apr-15 | Apr-15 | May-24 | Jun-3 |
| 2002 | Feb-13 | Mar-31 | May-5 | May-9 | May-19 |
| 2003 | Mar-5 | Apr-20 | Apr-27 | May-29 | Jun-8 |
| 2004 | Feb-25 | Apr-11 | Apr-11 | May-20 | May-30 |
| 2005 | Feb-9 | Mar-27 | May-1 | May-5 | May-15 |
| 2006 | Mar-1 | Apr-16 | Apr-23 | May-25 | Jun-4 |
| 2007 | Feb-21 | Apr-8 | Apr-8 | May-17 | May-27 |
| 2008 | Feb-6 | Mar-23 | Apr-27 | May 1 | May-11 |
There are a number of holy days that are linked to Easter Sunday:
 | Lent, a period of fasting and prayer, begins on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Sunday. |
| Palm Sunday is recognized 7 days before Easter Sunday; it is the beginning of Holy Week. |
| Holy Thursday, (also called Maundy Thursday), remembers the Last Supper. The term "Maundy" was derived from the old Latin name for the day, "Dies Mandatum," -- "the day of the new commandment." |
| Good Friday, (also called Holy Friday), commemorates the execution of Jesus by the Roman army of occupation. |
| Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. |
| Ascension Thursday, (also called Ascension Day), occurs 39 days after Easter Sunday; it commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven. |
| Pentecost, (also known as Whit Sunday), is the 7th Sunday after Easter, the day when the Holy Spirit is reported as having descended upon the Apostles. |
| The first day of Advent is the Sunday which is closest to November 30; it foretells the coming of Christmas. |
Fixed days:
| Epiphany, on Jan-6 celebrates the visitation of the 3 wise men to Jesus after his birth. |
| Christmas is the day associated with Jesus' birth. It is celebrated on Dec-25 by Western churches and on Jan-7 the following year by Eastern Orthodox churches. |
| Advent Sunday (also called the First Sunday of Advent) is the Sunday closest to November 30. It is the first day of an approximately 28 day (4 week) period of preparation for Christmas. |
Calculating dates:
- SmartNet has a calculator for computing the Orthodox and Western Christian ecclesiastical calendars at: http://www.smart.net/.
- The Royal Greenwich Observatory publishes an information leaflet on the date of Easter at: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/
- The "Date of Orthodox Easter 1875 to 2124" is listed at: http://www.smart.net/
Reasonable care has been taken to prepare this list. Sources often differ, so check elsewhere if the precise date is important.
Copyright © 1996 to 2007 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Last update: 2007-MAR-27
Author: B.A. Robinson
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