Celebrations
Religious Studies: KS3, topic 1.3.24
Celebrations
Christians celebrate special festivals. Christians believe that festivals are opportunities to witness their faith. Festivals can renew spirits and strengthen faith.
Christmas and Easter
- Christmas and Easter are two of the most important Christian festivals.
- Christmas celebrates Jesus' birth.
- Easter celebrates Jesus rising from the dead.
- These festivals recall the central beliefs of Christianity:
- Incarnation.
- Jesus’ saving death and resurrection.
Holy places
- Important holy places for Christians include:
- The Holy Land.
- Rome.
- Iona.
- Lourdes.
Test yourself on Celebrations
Why do Christians celebrate festivals?