Holidays

Rich Eastern liturgical calendar; twelve Great Feasts, Marian feasts prominent

Rich Maronite liturgical calendar; Marian feasts and saints' days prominent

Full liturgical calendar; Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, saints' days observed

Full liturgical year; Christmas, Easter, Lent, Pentecost, Marian and saints' feasts

Full Catholic liturgical calendar; Christmas, Easter, feast days; Thomas Christian traditions

Ancient liturgical calendar; Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, and Syriac feasts observed

Rich Coptic calendar; 33+ Marian feasts; Kiahk season; Era of Martyrs calendar

Twelve Great Feasts; Pascha supreme; rich liturgical year; Julian calendar for many

Richest liturgical calendar in Christianity; Timkat, Genna, 33 Marian feasts, Ethiopian calendar

Rich liturgical calendars; Armenian uses Jan. 6 Christmas; calendars differ by church

Full liturgical calendar observed; major feasts and seasons kept

Regulative principle minimizes festivals; practice varies widely today

Liturgical seasons observed; Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost celebrated

Church year observed; Christmas, Easter, and liturgical feasts kept

Christmas and Easter observed; liturgical calendar followed; freedom in other holidays

Liturgical year observed; Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost celebrated

Regulative principle discourages holy days; practice varies widely today

Christmas and Easter affirmed; liturgical calendar observed; Pentecost celebrated officially

Christmas and Easter observed; no mandatory calendar; cultural customs accepted

Christmas and Easter celebrated as commemorations of Christ's life

Christmas and Easter affirmed; liturgical calendar flexibility; cultural adaptability

Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost observed; liturgical calendar honored

Christmas and Easter celebrated; no formal liturgical calendar imposed

Christmas and Easter affirmed; liturgical seasons optional; flexibility in observance

Christmas and Easter observed; no formal liturgical calendar; local church freedom

Christmas and Easter observed; religious holidays affirmed; no strict prohibition

Christmas and Easter observed; no strict liturgical mandate; cultural customs

Christmas and Easter observed; no formal liturgical calendar; local variation

Christmas and Easter celebrated with special emphasis on evangelism

Christmas and Easter observed; regulative principle caution; no liturgical mandate

Christmas and Easter observed by some; regulative principle leads others to abstain

Christmas and Easter observed; liturgical flexibility; no legalism over observance

Christmas and Easter observed; liturgical calendar followed; other holidays optional

Christian holidays celebrated with charismatic worship expression

Christmas and Easter observed; liturgical flexibility; no binding requirement

Christmas, Easter, Pentecost observed; religious celebration of Christ redemptive work

Christmas, Easter observed; flexible liturgical calendar; celebration of Christ's work

Christmas and Easter celebrated; Pentecost especially significant

Christmas and Easter observed simply; commercial aspects avoided

Christmas and Easter observed; simple celebration; no elaborate religious festivals

Christmas, Easter, Pentecost observed; Love Feast as distinctive; simple celebration

Christmas and Easter observed communally; Pentecost is especially significant

Christmas and Easter observed; some communities maintain plain simplicity

Christmas and Easter observed; liturgical calendar increasingly followed

Christmas and Easter culturally observed; not commanded; regulative principle relaxed

Christmas and Easter permitted but not part of authorized worship pattern

Christmas and Easter observed; not part of the authorized worship pattern

Christmas and Easter not prohibited but questioned by some Adventists

Christmas and Easter observed with great care; distinctive Moravian traditions.

Traditional Brethren skeptical of Christmas/Easter; contemporary variation.

Traditional Quakers rejected special holidays; modern liberal observe

Christmas and Easter observed by many; Sabbath emphasis supersedes holiday focus

Affirm Christmas and holidays; significant for family and worship

Biblical feasts observed; Christmas and Easter not uniformly practiced; Sabbath central

Christmas and Easter observed; also major spiritual conferences and harvest festivals central to calendar

Christmas and Easter observed; February 17 is distinctly Waldensian

Practices vary; some avoid Christmas and Easter; Sunday breaking of bread central

Christmas and Easter largely avoided; weekly breaking of bread is the focus

Christmas and Easter observed by most; focus on Sunday breaking of bread weekly

All holidays rejected except the annual Memorial of Christ's Death

Christmas and Easter observed; Pentecost emphasized; entertainment standards apply

Diverse celebrations; Christmas and Easter observed by some; earth-cycle festivals common

Christmas, Easter, and major Christian holidays observed

Christmas and Easter celebrated; Pioneer Day is an additional LDS holiday

Christmas, Easter, Halloween, birthdays rejected as pagan; seven OT annual feasts observed instead

Christmas and Easter may be observed; spiritual meaning emphasized

Christmas and Easter observed; spiritually interpreted through correspondences

Christmas, Easter rejected as pagan; birthdays discouraged; no pagan observances

Christmas, Easter rejected as pagan; focus on Christ, not tradition or customs

Biblical feasts observed: Passover, Shavuot, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah

Christmas, Easter celebrated; NAC liturgical calendar; apostolic event commemorations

Christmas and Easter observed; also major Aladura festivals, prayer retreats, and spiritual conferences

Distinctive feast days including Kimbangu's birthday and arrest anniversary

Christmas and Easter observed; also major prayer festivals (Holy Ghost Congress, etc.)

Easter Moria pilgrimage supreme sacred event; Christmas may be observed