A cartoon of an empty tomb. There are linen wrappings left in the tomb and a large stone rolled to the side of the door. Jesus is ALIVE!
Happy Easter! Easter Sunday or Easter Day is the most important day of the year for Christians. It is when they celebrate that three days after being killed, Jesus rose from the dead. www.whyeaster.com/story/alive #HappyEaster #Easter #Easter2025 #EasterSunday #HeIsRisen
A cartoon of three crosses on a hill. There are some Roman soldiers next to the crosses.
Today is Good Friday, a very important day for all Christians. On Good Friday, Christians remember that Jesus died for everyone. www.whyeaster.com/customs/good... and www.whyeaster.com/story/death #GoodFriday
A cartoon of Jesus being mocked by Roman soldiers
Early on the Friday morning, Jesus was taken to the Roman leader, who had the power to put him to death. #GoodFriday www.whyeaster.com/story/pilate
A cartoon of Jesus being questioned by the Jewish leaders
After Jesus was arrested, he was taken to the Jewish authorities for a trial (but not a very legal one...) #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday #GoodFriday www.whyeaster.com/story/accusa...
A cartoon of Jesus praying in the garden
After the meal, Jesus and some of his friends went to a local garden. It was there that one of Jesus's friends betrayed him and Jesus was arrested. #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday www.whyeaster.com/story/garden
A cartoon of Jesus breaking bread and sharing it with his friends
This evening Christians remember the 'last supper', the meal that Jesus had with his friends before he was arrested. www.whyeaster.com/story/supper #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday
Today is Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week. It represents the day that the Jewish Passover was celebrated in the Bible Story of Easter. www.whyeaster.com/customs/maun... #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday
A cartoon of Jesus riding a donkey surrounded by happy people waving palm branches
Happy #PalmSunday! Today is when Christians remember how Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. www.whyeaster.com/customs/palm... and www.whyeaster.com/story/palms
A cartoon of Mary and Gabriel
Today is the Feast of the Annunciation which remembers and celebrates when Mary was visited by an Angel! www.whychristmas.com/story/a...
The dating of Christmas on the 25th December might well be because people celebrated the Annunciation nine months earlier on the 25th of March.
An old stone built church with daffodils in flower in front of it.
Today it's Mothering Sunday in the UK, Ireland and a few other countries (the fourth Sunday of Lent). It's also called "Mother's Day" but most other countries have Mother's Day on the 2nd Sunday in May! Mothering Sunday was traditionally when people visited their 'mother' church.
A woman having an ash cross put on her forehead
Today is #AshWednesday, the first day of Lent. The name comes from the tradition of putting a small cross of ash on peoples forehead at Ash Wednesday church services. Lent is the time leading up to Easter. www.whyeaster.com/customs/as... and www.whyeaster.com/customs/lent #Lent
Today is #ShroveTuesday, the day before Lent. Shrove comes from the old middle English word 'Shriven'. It became known as Shriven Tuesday and then Shrove Tuesday. Itβs called Pancake Day as they were a good way using up foods before Lent. #PancakeDay
www.whyeaster.com/customs/sh...
A Christmas Tree Night-light
Happy #Candlemas! 40 days after Christmas, Candlemas is when Christians remember Jesus being taken to the Jewish Temple as a baby. Church candles are often blessed at Candlemas. Itβs also when any decorations which are still up REALLY need to come down! www.whychristmas.com/customs...
Happy Christmas! REALLY!!! Today it's Christmas in many Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox Churches (like those in Russia π·πΊ, Belarus π§πΎ, Serbia π·πΈ and Ethiopia πͺπΉ), in some Greek Orthodox Churches and for some Greek Catholics π¬π·. #OrthodoxChristmas
Happy Christmas! REALLY!!! Today it's Christmas in the Armenian Apostolic Church π¦π². It's also when Christmas is celebrated on the tiny Scottish island of Foula π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ!
Happy Epiphany! Epiphany is celebrated 12 days after Christmas on 6th January and is the time when Christians remember the Wise Men (also sometimes called the Three Kings) who visited Jesus.
Find out more about Epiphany here: www.whychristmas.com/customs... #Epiphany #20CMB26
Happy Twelfth Night / Epiphany Eve! Historically this marked the end of the 12 Days of Christmas and there was a big party!
www.whychristmas.com/customs...
Tonight in Germany (and some other countries) a VERY popular watch will be the 1963 UK comedy sketch 'Dinner for One' (aka Der 90. Geburtstag / The 90th Birthday). It's the most repeated show on German TV, yet basically no one in the UK has heard of it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7V...
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Today is The Feast of the Holy Innocents, when people remember the baby boys which King Herod killed when he was trying to find and kill the Baby Jesus. www.whychristmas.com/story/t...
Happy Kwanzaa! Today is the start of Kwanzaa, a seven day festival that celebrates African and African American culture and history. Kwanzaa takes place from 26th December to 1st January.
Find out more about Kwanzaa here: www.whychristmas.com/customs... #Kwanzaa
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Happy Boxing Day! The Day after Christmas is also St Stephen's Day, is when 'Good King Wenceslas' is set and historically has been about Christmas charity. www.whychristmas.com/customs... #BoxingDay #HappyBoxingDay
Now you've finished the Advent Calendar, why not download and make a FREE '12 Days of Christmas' calendar?! It's a crafty way to count up through the 12 Days of Christmas to #Epiphany! www.whychristmas.com/fun/12d... #Twixmas #12DaysofChristmas
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Advent Calendar Day 25: Happy Christmas! Today Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus - the best gift ever! www.whychristmas.com/story/b... #christmas #advent #adventcalendar #christmasstory #HappyBirthdayJesus #MerryChristmas #Christmas2025
Go to a Carol Service on your computer/phone/TV! youtu.be/WntdVwTentg
Listen to the Christmas carols & readings and/or join in! It lasts about 35 minutes.
#Christmas #CarolService #ChristmasCarols πΆππ―βοΈπβοΈπ
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Need some talking points for family and friends over the next few days? Well, here are 12 'interesting' (and rather random) #ChristmasFacts to excite/educate/amaze/bore them! ππ βοΈπΆπ www.whychristmas.com/fun/chr...
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Advent Calendar Day 24: Christmas Eve! What happens on Christmas Eve all around the world? www.whychristmas.com/customs... #christmas #christmaseve #advent #adventcalendar
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Read the Christmas Eve classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens for free! www.whychristmas.com/achrist...
#Christmas #AChristmasCarol #ChristmasBook #ChristmasReading ππ€π―β°βοΈ
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Advent Calendar Day 23: Christmas Presents! Why do we give gifts at Christmas? Who gave the first Christmas presents? www.whychristmas.com/customs... #christmas #advent #adventcalendar
The first Christmas Crackers were made to sell sweets and sold as 'Bangs of Expectation'!
www.whychristmas.com/customs... #ChristmasFacts #Christmas
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Advent Calendar Day 22: Christmas Carols! Why are some songs called Carols? How long have we been singing them? www.whychristmas.com/customs... #christmas #advent #adventcalendar
