Festival | Reason (Liturgical Colour) |
Advent | Preparation for Christmas (Purple) |
Christmas | Celebration of the birth of Jesus (Gold) |
Epiphany | The arrival of the Wise Men (White) |
Ash Wednesday | The beginning of Lent (Purple) |
Lent | Preparation for Easter - think about Christian Duty (Purple) |
Holy Week | Remembering the last week of Jesus' life (Purple) |
Palm Sunday | Jesus arrives in Jerusalem |
Maundy Thursday | The Last Supper and washing of the disciples feet |
Good Friday | The Crucifixion |
Easter | Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus (Gold) |
Ascension | Jesus returns to his Father in heaven (White) |
Pentecost | The coming of the Holy spirit to the disciples (Red) |
Harvest Festival | A service of thanksgiving for creation (Green) |