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Christian calendar

A Christian Calendar organises days of the year on which Christian festivals occur.

Some Christian festivals and when they occur according to Western Christianity are:

• Epiphany: 6 January
• Shrove Tuesday: The day before Ash Wednesday
• Ash Wednesday: 44 days before Good Friday
• Palm Sunday: The Sunday before Easter
• Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter
• Good Friday: The Friday before Easter
• Easter: calculated by Computus - Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month that falls on or after 21 March.
• Whitsun or Pentecost: Seven weeks after Easter
• Whitmonday: The day after Whitsun or Pentecost
• Christmas: 25 December

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See also Liturgical year and Calendar of saints, and compare Julian calendar. Christian calendars need to be concerned with computing the date of Easter.

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