Tag Archives: Basic Questions on Christian religion

What is the significance of Christmas Bells? Bells, especially Church Bells, have been associated with Christmas for a long time. In the Anglican and Catholic churches, the church day starts at sunset, so any service after that is the first service of the day. So a service on Christmas Eve after sunset is traditionally the first service of Christmas day! In …

Fathers Day Festival is celebrated on different dates in different countries. Most countries including US, UK, Canada, Chile, France, Japan and India celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. President Richard Nixon declared the date of Fathers Day festival in US in 1972. Though the date of Father’s Day is not fixed in countries around the world and …

The Orthodox Church uses the old Julian calendar which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. In the former Soviet Republic, the Bolsheviks adopted the Gregorian calendar at the end of 1917, which put them in line with the rest of the Western world. However, the Orthodox Church, opposed to the Bolsheviks trying to suppress religion, kept the Julian calendar. …

St. Valentine’s Day: Commemorations of St. Valentine’s Day are rooted in the distant past. In the Middle Ages the tradition of choosing a romantic partner on that particular saint’s day began because it was believed that birds began mating on that day. Yet there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that the historical Saint Valentine, an early Christian martyred by …

Valentine’s Day falls on February 14 as it does every year. Regardless of whether February 14 is on a weekday or weekend, Valentines Day is officially celebrated on that day. Some couples take advantage of a Valentine’s Day Romance Package to stretch the occasion across a weekend. When Valentine’s Day occurs on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, many couples take …

Love poetry or looking for a particular love poem to place in or inspire a love letter? Books in this collection may have the love poem you seek as Valentine’s Day Gifts. Poetry books as Valentine’s Day gifts: The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time Find the most inspiring words of love written throughout history in this compact volume. …

Love stamps are the finishing touch to Valentine’s Day cards, wedding invitations, and love letters. Every year since 1973, the United States Postal Service has issued a new love stamp. “Hearts” is the theme of the 2009-2010 love stamp, a play on words that evokes the heart suit in a deck of cards as well as Valentine’s Day hearts. The …

History of Valentine Cards: It seems that the writing of special notes and letters for Valentine’s Day gained widespread popularity in the 1700s. At that time the romantic missives would have been handwritten, on ordinary writing paper. Papers made especially for Valentine cards began to be marketed in the 1820s, and their use became fashionable in both Britain and the …

What is the History of Christmas Carols? Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as people danced round stone circles. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, usually taking place around the 22nd December. The word Carol actually …

Jesus “Christ” is known as the founder or central figure of “Christianity.” Christmas is a Christian holiday on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. Ancient Romans also commemorated Jesus’ birth by marking a division of the calendar still in use today. The years before Jesus’ birth are marked as B.C. (Before Christ), and the years after Jesus’ birth …