We will be exploring the Seasons of the Christian Calendar on this webpage.
Season of Epiphany
Dates:
January 6 through to Shrove Tuesday, February 25. The length of the season of Epiphany varies, based on the beginning of Lent.
Feast Days and Special Days
January 6 - Epiphany - also celebrated as Christmas Eve for Orthodox Christians.
Baptism of Jesus - the Sunday after the day of Epiphany
January 18-25 - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Transfiguration - This feast comes from the Eastern churches, who celebrate it on August 6. It became part of the Western calendar in about the ninth century and was moved to the last Sunday before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday, on which pancakes are traditionally served. Shrove comes from the word shriven or "to confess." The practice of making pancakes was meant to use up rich foods in the house, such as fats and sugars, to prepare for Lenten fasting.
Meaning of Name:
The word epiphany means a sudden insight or new understanding. It comes from the Greek word epiphainein meaning "to reveal" or "to be manifest."
Liturgical Colours: White and Gold; Green
White and gold are used for Epiphany and Baptism of Jesus Sunday. Green is for the rest of the season. Green is a cool colour, evoking nature, growth, vitality, freshness, harmony, endurance and fertility. It is associated with healing and rest. It is the depth and stability of blue with the warmth and joy of yellow.
Dates:
January 6 through to Shrove Tuesday, February 25. The length of the season of Epiphany varies, based on the beginning of Lent.
Feast Days and Special Days
January 6 - Epiphany - also celebrated as Christmas Eve for Orthodox Christians.
Baptism of Jesus - the Sunday after the day of Epiphany
January 18-25 - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Transfiguration - This feast comes from the Eastern churches, who celebrate it on August 6. It became part of the Western calendar in about the ninth century and was moved to the last Sunday before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday, on which pancakes are traditionally served. Shrove comes from the word shriven or "to confess." The practice of making pancakes was meant to use up rich foods in the house, such as fats and sugars, to prepare for Lenten fasting.
Meaning of Name:
The word epiphany means a sudden insight or new understanding. It comes from the Greek word epiphainein meaning "to reveal" or "to be manifest."
Liturgical Colours: White and Gold; Green
White and gold are used for Epiphany and Baptism of Jesus Sunday. Green is for the rest of the season. Green is a cool colour, evoking nature, growth, vitality, freshness, harmony, endurance and fertility. It is associated with healing and rest. It is the depth and stability of blue with the warmth and joy of yellow.