01/07/20--Christmas
Some Eastern churches celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, typically 13 days behind the Western calendar.
01/14/20- New Year
The Eastern church celebrates the New Year on this day.
01/19/20--Timkat/Theophany
The Eastern Orthodox Church associates Theophany with the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
03/02/20 - Clean Monday
This date begins the forty-days of fasting for Christians who chose to make sacrifices to imitate Jesus when he also fasted from the desert before his crucifixion.
04/09/20--Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
Observed as the day that Jesus ate the Last Supper and washed the feet of his disciples prior to his arrest and crucifixion.
04/17/20 - Holy Friday
Commemorates the passion and death by crucifixion of Jesus.
04/19/20 Pasha/Easter
Observed in all Western Christian churches, Easter commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus.
04/20/20--Easter Monday
A holiday observed to commemorate the meeting of the women at Jesus' tomb with an angel who assured them that Jesus had been resurrected from the death.
05/28/20 Ascension
Celebrates the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven.
06/07/20--Pentecost
Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection.
