what is the first day of lent called?
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Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity, such as the Lutheran Churches, Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, Methodist Churches, Reformed traditions, etc.
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Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon in a Northern Hemisphere spring. By ecclesiastical rules, which fixes the date of the equinox to March 21, the earliest possible date for Easter is March 22 and the latest possible is April 25. There are 35 dates on which Easter can take place.
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Date and public holiday The day of Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter Sunday: that is to say, the fiftieth day after Easter inclusive of Easter Sunday. Pentecost may also refer to the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost Sunday inclusive of both.
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The Bible does not use the word “sunday” for the first day of the week. ... Mark 16:1 very specifically says that the Sabbath was PAST and the first day of the week had begun, verse 2. Matthew 28:1 also very clearly says that it was AFTER the Sabbath, and the first day of the week began.
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Many churches still hold large services for baptisms on Holy Saturday. Some people refer to Holy Saturday as Easter Saturday but this is a misnomer, as Holy Saturday is the last day of Lent and the eve of Easter. The Saturday after Easter Sunday is known as Easter Saturday, or Bright Saturday.
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['Spring: the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash Wednesday, to give thanks for the rebirth of nature and for the gift of light (usually flowers are offered at this time).', 'Summer: Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Pentecost, to give thanks for the wheat crop.']
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Pentecost. In the New Testament, the day that the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus. Pentecost is the Greek name for Shavuot, the spring harvest festival of the Israelites, which was going on when the Holy Spirit came.
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Your cycle begins on the first day you have regular bleeding. Spotting doesn't count. For example, Cycle Day 1 is the first day of your period; Cycle Day 2 is the second day of your period, Cycle Day 3 is the third day of your menstrual flow, and so forth. ... The first day of your period is also called “Cycle Day 1”.
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['Good Friday - April 10 (bank holiday)', 'Holy Saturday - April 11.', 'Easter Sunday or Easter Day - April 12.', 'Easter Monday - April 13 (bank holiday)', 'Good Friday - April 17 (not a bank holiday in UK)', 'Holy Saturday - April 18.', 'Easter Sunday or Easter Day - April 19.']
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No other day has ever been sanctified as the day of rest. The Sabbath Day begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Isaiah 58:13-14; 56:1-8; Acts 17:2; Acts 18:4, 11; Luke 4:16; Mark 2:27-28; Matthew 12:10-12; Hebrews 4:1-11; Genesis 1:5, 13-14; Nehemiah 13:19.
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In the United States, Christmas Day (December 25) and the Immaculate Conception (December 8) are always days of obligation. Christmas and Easter (which always falls on Sunday) are the highest-ranking holy days, and the Immaculate Conception is the feast for the United States.
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['2.1 Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday)', '2.2 Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday.', '2.3 Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday)', '2.4 Maundy Thursday.', '2.5 Good Friday.', '2.6 Holy Saturday (Black Saturday)', '2.7 Easter Vigil.', '2.8 Easter Day.']
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Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. ... According to the Hebrew calendar and traditional calendars (including Christian calendars) Sunday is the first day of the week. But according to the International Organization for Standardization ISO 8601, Sunday is the seventh day of the week.
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[' Maundy Thursday (also called Holy Thursday)', ' Good Friday.', ' Holy Saturday.', ' Easter time.']
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['Annunciation, 25 March.', 'The Easter period, in Spring (dates vary): Lent. Holy Week. ... ', 'Ascension Day (40 days after Easter)', 'Pentecost (7th Sunday after Easter)', 'The Christmas period, late November to early January. Advent, the period leading up to Christmas: begins on the Sunday closest to 30 November.']
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The Bible does not use the word “sunday” for the first day of the week. That is a pagan concoction to honor their sun god, just as monday is moon-day and so on. That is history. At no time or place in the bible was the first day of the week blessed, hallowed, sanctified, or set aside as special in any way.
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Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is a Christian observance in the United States. It is the day before Good Friday and takes place during Holy Week. It commemorates Jesus Christ's last supper and the initiation of Holy Communion (the Eucharist), observed in many Christian churches.