Seasons of the Church Year
There are six seasons of the church year: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent (the last week of Lent is known as Holy Week), Easter, & Pentecost. Unlike the seasons of nature, the seasons of the church year vary in length, with the length of three, Advent, Epiphany, & Pentecost, varying from one year to the next. In addition to the six seasons of the church year, there are seven principal feasts: Christmas Day [25 December], The Epiphany [6 January], Easter Day, Ascension Day, The Day of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, & All Saints Day [1 November]. Additionally, there are quite a number of lesser feasts and fasts and other commemorations. One note: The term Kalendar is sometimes used in place of calendar in reference to the dates and seasons of the church year.
A brief list of the colors of the liturgical seasons follows, to read more about the individual seasons and the meanings of the colors for each, follow the links provided on this page and in the sidebar menu.
