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Christian Festivals
The festivals dotting the Christian Calendar are marked by general out pourings of devotion, mourning and joy according to the religious significance of these days. Some common festivals celebrated by Christians are the days commemorating the major Christian events like Christmas for the birth of Jesus Christ and Easter for his martyrdom and resurrection. Other popular events usually mark the birth or the feast days of famous Saints. These occasions are celebrated with great enthusiasm; the people observe the time worn customs and traditions associated with each festival, which make each of these festivals, a unique experience.
Month Date Day Festival
January 1 Monday New Year's Day
January 6 Saturday New Year's Day
February 2 Friday Deva Matha Parisuthamaana Thirunal (candlemas)
February 28 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
March 4 Sunday First Sunday
March 17 Sunday St.Patricks Day
March 25 Sunday Lectare Sunday
March 26 Monday Annunciation
April 8 Sunday Palm Sunday
April 12 Thursday Maundy Thursday
April 13 Friday Good Friday
April 14 Saturday Holy Saturday
April 15 Sunday Easter
May 24 Thursday Ascension
June 3 Sunday Pentecost
June 10 Sunday Thiruthuva Sunday (Trinity)
June 14 Thursday Corpus Christi
June 22 Friday Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 23 Saturday Immaculate Heart of Mary
July 1 Sunday Canada Dominion Day
July 2 Monday Deva Madha Katchi Aruliya Dhinam
August 15 Wednesday Deva Madha Moksha Thirunal (Assumption)
September 8 Saturday Deva Madha Pirantha Naal (Birth of Virgin Mary)
September 14 Friday Celebration of Cross
November 1 Wednesday All Saints Day
November 2 Thursday All Souls Day
November 23 Friday Thanks Giving
November 25 Sunday Advent First Sunday
December 8 Saturday Deva Madha Karuvutra Thirunal
December 24 Monday Christmas Eve
December 25 Tuesday Christmas
December 31 Monday New Year's Eve.

Christmas is perhaps the only festival that is celebrated with an equal amount of joy and happiness all across the world. The
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