Christian calendar

Christian calendar

A Christian Calendar organises days of the year on which Christian festivals occur.

Some Christian festivals and when they occur according to Western Christianity are:

Epiphany: 6 January
Shrove Tuesday: The day before Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday: 44 days before Good Friday
Palm Sunday: The Sunday before Easter
Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter
Good Friday: The Friday before Easter
Easter: calculated by Computus - Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month that falls on or after 21 March.
Whitsun or Pentecost: Seven weeks after Easter
Whitmonday: The day after Whitsun or Pentecost
Christmas: 25 December

See also Liturgical year and Calendar of saints, and compare Julian calendar. Christian calendars need to be concerned with computing the date of Easter.