Christian calendar

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/christian-calendar

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary civil and religious calendar?Gregorian calendar, established in 1582 to correct Julian calendar inaccuracies
2. What is the significant alternative calendars?Julian calendar (used by some Orthodox churches), Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Revised Julian

Liturgical Year: The annual cycle of feasts, fasts, and seasons that structures Christian worship and spiritual life.
Movable Feast: A religious holiday whose date changes from year to year, most notably Easter.
Vernal Equinox: The moment in spring when the sun crosses the celestial equator, making day and night approximately equal in length.
Intercalation: The process of adding extra days or months to a calendar to keep it synchronized with astronomical or seasonal cycles.