What are major Christian holidays?

Major Christian holidays include:

- Christmas: Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ (December 25)

- Easter: Commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Variable date in March or April)

- Pentecost: Marks the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus Christ (50 days after Easter)

- Holy Week: The week leading up to Easter, including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday

- Ascension: Celebrates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven (40 days after Easter)

- Pentecost: Marks the coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles and the establishment of the early Christian church (50 days after Easter)

- Assumption: Celebrated in some Christian traditions as the day when Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken up into heaven (August 15)

- All Saints' Day: Commemorates all the saints of the Christian church (November 1)

- All Souls' Day: Commemorates the faithful departed (November 2)

- Advent: The four-week period leading up to Christmas, symbolizing the waiting and preparation for the coming of Christ (begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day)

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