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Practices — Christianity
The practices filed under Christianity.
Practices in Christianity
Worldwide, 1st century CE to the present.
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Christmas Holiday originating in Christianity, usually December 25 -
Easter Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus
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baptism Christian rite of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water -
Pentecost Christian holiday commemorating the New Testament stories of the Holy Spirit descenting upon the Apostles of Jesus -
Good Friday Christian holiday -
communion Christian rite observed by consuming bread and wine
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Palm Sunday Commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem -
All Saints' Day Christian feast day -
Epiphany Christian feast, public holiday in some countries
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Holy Week Annual weeklong Christian religious observance preceding Easter -
Ash Wednesday First day of Lent in the Western Christian and Catholic calendar -
Lent Penitential season in preparation for the observance of Easter
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Advent Christian liturgical season preceding Christmas
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Maundy Thursday Christian holiday commemorating the Last Supper -
Christmas Eve Evening or entire day before Christmas Day -
sacrament Sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance -
Catholic Mass Central and main rite of worship to God in the Catholic Church -
All Souls' Day Feast day in some Christian denominations -
Feast of the Ascension Christian religious holiday -
Holy Saturday Saturday before Easter Sunday -
Feast of Corpus Christi Catholic feast day, public holiday in some countries -
Candlemas Christian Holy Day -
Walpurgis Night Germanic festival celebrating the start of summer -
Easter Monday Day after Easter Sunday -
Nativity of Mary Feast day -
Islam Second Coming Christian and Islamic belief regarding the future (or past) return of Jesus after his ascension -
mass for the dead Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons
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Office Sacred Heart Christian devotion symbolising the love of Jesus Christ - anointing of the sick Ritual in many Christian denominations involving application of holy oil onto a sick or dying person
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Feast of the Cross Type of feast that commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus -
Boxing Day Bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day
- Byzantine Rite Liturgical rite of most Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches
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holy orders Sacraments in some Christian churches -
Roman Rite Most common rite practiced in the Latin Catholic Church -
Saint George Day Feast day of Saint George -
St John's Eve Evening of June 23, celebration -
St. Martin's Day Feast day of Saint Martin of Tours -
Reformation Day Protestant religious holiday on or around 31 October -
Tridentine Mass Type of mass in the Roman Catholic Church
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Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Anniversary
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South Asian traditions · Islam Pongal Multi-day annual harvest Tamils festival in South India and Sri Lanka various region -
Trinity Sunday Christian holiday in the Western Church on the Sunday following Pentecost -
Saint Lucy's Day Christian feast day dedicated to Lucy of Syracuse and observed on 13 December -
Saint Nicholas Day Traditional Christian feast day in Europe -
Saint Andrew's Day Feast day -
Feast of Christ the King Religious festival -
Great Lent Observance in Eastern Christianity -
Holy Wednesday Wednesday before Easter - Paschal Triduum Holy Thursday, Holy Friday, and Holy Saturday
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Michaelmas Christian festival -
Armenian Rite Independent liturgy used by both the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches - Divine Liturgy Rite practiced in Eastern Christian traditions
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Lazarus Saturday Day before Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church - Mozarabic Rite Liturgical rite of the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church in Spain and Portugal
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Judaism Queen of Heaven Christian devotion of Mary - Kontakion Music genre
- Alexandrian Rite Christian liturgical rite
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church service Formalized period of Christian communal worship, often held in a church building -
Decollation of John the Baptist Christian holy day and dedication - Lectio Divina Traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word
- offertory Section of a Christian religious ceremony where donations or tithes are collected and/or the eucharist is placed on an altar; a chant of the Western Mass rites sung while bread and wine are prepared for eucharistic consecration
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Christian marriage The religious ceremony and resulting union of husband and wife as practised in christianity -
First Communion Christian Eucharistic ceremony, typically occurs between the ages of seven and thirteen -
Holy Monday Christian day in Holy Week -
infant baptism Christian baptism of infants or young children - moveable feast Observance in a liturgical calendar with no fixed calendar date
- Ordinary Time A liturgical season
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Second Sunday of Easter Second Sunday after Easter - Ambrosian Rite Liturgical rite used by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan
- Christian liturgy Pattern for worship used by a Christian congregation or denomination
- East Syriac Rite Christian religious rite
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Eastertide In Western Christianity, the period of fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. -
Holy Tuesday Christian festival - Marian feast days Specific days celebrated in honour of Mary, the mother of Jesus
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Saint David's Day Cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 1 March -
Christmas fast Period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches -
Credo The Creed as used in the Christian Mass
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Feast of the Annunciation Christian feast celebrating Christ's Incarnation -
Laetare Fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, i.e. third Sunday before Easter, in Western Christianity -
Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation) Sacrament of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox churches -
Christian prayer Activity in Christianity -
believer's baptism Christian baptism including a declaration of faith by the person being baptized -
marriage in the Catholic Church Sacrament and social institution within the Catholic Church -
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Feast day in the Roman Catholic Church - baptism with the Holy Spirit Christian phrase
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Christmastide Christian liturgical period during Christmas -
Gaudete Sunday Among the Western Christian Churches, the third Sundday of the liturgical calendar - Latin liturgical rites Rites used in the Latin Catholic Church
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Sacraments of the Catholic Church The seven visible rituals that are seen as signs of God's presence in Catholic doctrine -
Twelve Days of Christmas Holiday spanning December 25th to January 5th - Antiochene Rite Family of liturgies originally used in the Patriarchate of Antioch
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Confirmation in the Catholic Church Sacrament of the Catholic Church -
Mass of Paul VI Form of the Roman rite of the Roman Catholic Church -
Midnight Mass First liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day - octave The eighth day after a religious feast, or the whole 8-day period within
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Vardavar One of the feasts of Jesus Christ in Armenian Apostolic church -
Feast of Orthodoxy Feast observed in Orthodox Christianity -
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian feast on December 8 and public holiday in some countries - Octave of Easter Western Christianity celebration
- West Syriac Rite Eastern Christian liturgical rite
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Celestinian Forgiveness Annual religious event in L'Aquila, Italy - Easter Sunday Christian holiday
- Lord's Day In Christianity, Sunday as the principal day of communal worship; the weekly memorial of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Septuagesima Third Sunday before Ash Wednesday -
Apostles' Fast Fast observed by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians; begins on the 2nd (In the Byzantine tradition) or 1st (in the Coptic/Syriac traditions) 2nd Monday after Pentecost; ends on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul - Christian pilgrimage
- Feast of the Holy Name of Mary Catholic festivity
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Saint Joseph's Day Catholic festival to remember Joseph, husband of Mary -
St. Barbara Day Folk Christian festival - apostolic blessing Blessing imparted by the Pope
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Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Christian celebration - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts Byzantine Rite liturgical service on the weekdays of Great Lent
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St. Knut's Day Holiday -
Examination of conscience Concept in Catholic theology - Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus Feast of the liturgical year celebrated by a number of Christian denominations
- Gallican rite Historical form of Christian liturgy
- Posthumous Baptism Rite in some Latter Day Saint churches
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romeria Pilgrimage -
Blessed Sacrament Devotional name for the body and blood of Christ -
Eucharist in the Catholic Church Catholic liturgy
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