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The Church Year - Answers
Correct version for teachers
| Advent | To prepare for Christmas | 4 weeks before Christmas |
| Christmas Day | To celebrate the birth of Jesus | 25th December |
| Epiphany | To remember the coming of the three wise men | 6th January |
| Ash Wednesday | The first day in the preparations for Easter | 40 days before Easter |
| Palm Sunday | To remember how Jesus came into Jerusalem | The Sunday before Easter Sunday |
| Easter Sunday | To remember the day Jesus rose from the dead | The Sunday after Palm Sunday |
| Ascension | To remember the day Jesus returned to Heaven | 40 days after Easter Sunday |
| Pentecost | To celebrate the birthday of the Church | 50 days after Easter Sunday |
| All Saints/Souls | To remember all the Christians and other people who have died | 1st - 2nd November |
