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Today is Stir-up Sunday, when Christmas Puddings are traditionally made. It's the Feast of Christ the King, the Sunday before Advent. A prayer for today starts "Stir-up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people." Find out more at: www.whychristmas.com/customs...

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❤️ Christmas Movies? Then why not try our new Christmas Movie Plot Generator! (There thousands of possible plots!) www.whychristmas.com/fun/chr... #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkMovies

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I asked AI to make a 'a christmas birthday cake with 25 candles' and this is what it came up with!

WhyChristmas.com is 25 today! The site went live on 1st November 2000!!! #Christmas #HappyBirthdayToUs

Happy 3/4 Christmas! (Only 91 Days to Go!!!) Find out more about Christmas over at www.whychristmas.com ⛄️🎄🌟🎅👶🎁🕯️ #Christmas #NeverTooEarly

Flame Breath Fred and the Christmas Festival A fun Christmas Story for all ages about a big red friendly dragon and the people of Mistlecombe during their Christmas festival!

Also as part as our Half Christmas celebrations, there's a brand new children's Christmas story on the site - Flame Breath Fred and the Christmas Festival! www.whychristmas.com/fun/flame-br...

A rustic wooden board covered with fine branches, candles, nuts, etc. with the words 'Happy Half Christmas!

Happy Half Christmas! ⛄️🎄🌟🎅👶🎁🕯️

To celebrate Half Christmas, you can now get to WhyChristmas at why.christmas!

A cartoon of people with the Holy Spirit coming on them. There are three happy faces and over their heads are flames of fire.

Today is #Pentecost when Christians celebrate and remember the day when God's Holy Spirit started to help the followers of Jesus. #PentecostSunday www.whyeaster.com/story/end

A cartoon of Jesus rising up into heaven. You can only see Jesus's feet. The faces of his friends look amazed!

Today is Ascension Day. It's when Christians remember and celebrate that Jesus 'ascended' into heaven following his resurrection. www.whyeaster.com/story/end

Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast: A Very English Christmas We wish you a Happy Christmas and a Merry Christmas with James Cooper from the website , who joins the Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Christmas Podcast to talk about all things Christmas in England,…

I had a great time being on the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast talking about all things to do with a British Christmas! Thanks to Rikki for having me.

Please have a listen here: sbmchristmas.libsyn.com/a-very-engli...

A cartoon of an empty tomb. There are linen wrappings left in the tomb and a large stone rolled to the side of the door. Jesus is ALIVE!

Happy Easter! Easter Sunday or Easter Day is the most important day of the year for Christians. It is when they celebrate that three days after being killed, Jesus rose from the dead. www.whyeaster.com/story/alive #HappyEaster #Easter #Easter2025 #EasterSunday #HeIsRisen

A cartoon of three crosses on a hill. There are some Roman soldiers next to the crosses.

Today is Good Friday, a very important day for all Christians. On Good Friday, Christians remember that Jesus died for everyone. www.whyeaster.com/customs/good... and www.whyeaster.com/story/death #GoodFriday

A cartoon of Jesus being mocked by Roman soldiers

Early on the Friday morning, Jesus was taken to the Roman leader, who had the power to put him to death. #GoodFriday www.whyeaster.com/story/pilate

A cartoon of Jesus being questioned by the Jewish leaders

After Jesus was arrested, he was taken to the Jewish authorities for a trial (but not a very legal one...) #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday #GoodFriday www.whyeaster.com/story/accusa...

A cartoon of Jesus praying in the garden

After the meal, Jesus and some of his friends went to a local garden. It was there that one of Jesus's friends betrayed him and Jesus was arrested. #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday www.whyeaster.com/story/garden

A cartoon of Jesus breaking bread and sharing it with his friends

This evening Christians remember the 'last supper', the meal that Jesus had with his friends before he was arrested. www.whyeaster.com/story/supper #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday

A cartoon of Jesus breaking bread and sharing it with his friends

Today is Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week. It represents the day that the Jewish Passover was celebrated in the Bible Story of Easter. www.whyeaster.com/customs/maun... #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday

A cartoon of Jesus riding a donkey surrounded by happy people waving palm branches

Happy #PalmSunday! Today is when Christians remember how Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. www.whyeaster.com/customs/palm... and www.whyeaster.com/story/palms

A old stone built church with daffodils in flower in front of it.

Today it's Mothering Sunday in the UK, Ireland and a few other countries (the fourth Sunday of Lent). It's also called "Mother's Day" but most other countries have Mother's Day on the 2nd Sunday in May! Mothering Sunday was traditionally when people visited their 'mother' church.

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Today is the Feast of the Annunciation which remembers and celebrates when Mary was visited by an Angel! www.whychristmas.com/story/angel-...

The dating of Christmas on the 25th December might well be because people celebrated the Annunciation nine months earlier on the 25th of March.

Ash Wednesday - Easter Customs and Traditions - WhyEaster.com. The history behind the Easter tradition of Ash Wednesday.

Today is #AshWednesday, the first day of Lent. The name comes from the tradition of putting a small cross of ash on peoples forehead at Ash Wednesday church services. Lent is the time leading up to Easter. www.whyeaster.com/customs/ash-... and www.whyeaster.com/customs/lent #Lent

Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day - Easter Customs and Traditions - WhyEaster.com. The history behind Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day, the day before Lent starts.

Today is #ShroveTuesday, the day before Lent. Shrove comes from the old middle English word 'Shriven'. It became known as Shriven Tuesday and then Shrove Tuesday. It’s called Pancake Day as they were a good way using up foods before Lent. #PancakeDay

A Christmas Tree night light holder, lit up with a candle

Happy #Candlemas! 40 days after Christmas, Candlemas is when Christians remember Jesus being taken to the Jewish Temple as a baby. Church candles are often blessed at Candlemas. It’s also when any decorations which are still up REALLY need to come down! https://buff.ly/3YV52k5

A photo of a cat looking out from the middle of a Christmas Tree, with the text over it 'Happy 25th January. Only 11 Months To Go!'

Happy 25th January. Only 11 Months To Go!

Happy Christmas! REALLY!!! Today it's Christmas in many Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox Churches (like those in Russia 🇷🇺, Belarus 🇧🇾, Serbia 🇷🇸 and Ethiopia 🇪🇹), in some Greek Orthodox Churches and for some Greek Catholics 🇬🇷. #OrthodoxChristmas

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Happy Epiphany! Epiphany is celebrated 12 days after Christmas on 6th January and is the time when Christians remember the Wise Men (also sometimes called the Three Kings) who visited Jesus.

Find out more about Epiphany here: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/epiphany #Epiphany #20CMB25

Happy Christmas! REALLY!!! Today it's Christmas in the Armenian Apostolic Church 🇦🇲. It's also when Christmas is celebrated on the tiny Scottish island of Foula 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!

Happy Twelfth Night / Epiphany Eve! Historically this marked the end of the 12 Days of Christmas and there was a big party!
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/12-days-of-christmas#twelfthnight

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Today is The Feast of the Holy Innocents, when people remember the baby boys which King Herod killed when he was trying to find and kill the Baby Jesus. https://www.whychristmas.com/story/travels

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Happy Boxing Day! The Day after Christmas is also St Stephen's Day, is when 'Good King Wenceslas' is set and historically has been about Christmas charity. https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/boxing-day #BoxingDay #HappyBoxingDay