God's Holy Days or Man's Holidays?

What Holy Days and holidays does God want (or not want) us to celebrate?

New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
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What Is Mardi Gras? Should Christians Celebrate Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)?

Mardi Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday" in French (called Pancake Tuesday in England) and is associated with the Roman Catholic custom of Lent. But is it taught in the Bible? Would God want Christians to celebrate it?
A sign that says. "Be My Valentine".
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Are Holidays Just Harmless Fun?

You say Christians shouldn’t celebrate Christmas and Easter because of their pagan origins. But what about minor occasions like those coming up in late winter—Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras. Aren’t these just harmless fun?
Beyond Today -- The Biblical Alternative to Easter
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The Biblical Alternative to Easter

Discover the Biblical festival that was observed by the earliest Christians as chronicled in the New Testament.
A young woman walking by herself.
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What to Do When Everybody Else Is Celebrating Easter

Abandoning all of the Easter traditions and replacing them with the Passover and the symbols that Christ and the apostle Paul referred to in the New Testament is a major change.
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A Highway of Holiness

In this life we will travel many highways. Every highway leads to different destinations. But there is a special highway that the called and chosen travel every day. Let us journey together as we explore and experience this major by-way…
An opened Bible in the foreground and a Christmas tree lit up in the background.
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So Your Search Has Brought You Here: Finding the Truth About Christmas

Coming to grips with the tough choices you have to make after discovering the truth about Christmas.
Sunrise over a city.
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What Is Rosh Hashanah?

Rosh Hashanah is the name used by modern Jews for the biblical Feast of Trumpets.
Icons of Saint Patricks Day
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Who Was "Saint Patrick"? Should a Christian Observe Saint Patrick's Day?

Saint Patrick's Day is a well-recognized holiday in the Western world. Celebrated in mid-March with no other Christian holidays around it, Saint Patrick's Day has taken on a very festive atmosphere. While many picture wearing green, three-leaf clovers, leprechauns, green...
A block letter sign that spells out the word "Lent".
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What Are Ash Wednesday and Lent? Does the Bible Tell Us to Celebrate These Days?

After Mardi Gras comes Ash Wednesday and 40 days of Lent. Did the early New Testament Church observe these days?
A Christmas tree in a festively decorated living room.
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Is There Any Connection Between the Tree Mentioned in Jeremiah 10 and the Christmas Tree?

Jeremiah 10:3-4 describes a custom involving cutting a tree from the forest; carving and then decorating it with silver and gold. Is this decorated tree connected to the modern day Christmas tree? What should we as Christians learn from these...
When was Jesus Christ born? Was Jesus born on December 25 - Christmas Day?
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When was Jesus Christ born? Was Jesus born on December 25 - Christmas Day?

History shows that December 25 was popularized as the date for Christmas, not because Christ was born on that day, but because it was already popular in pagan religious celebrations as the birthday of the sun. But could December 25...
Valentine's Day on February 14 calendar.
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Where Did Valentine's Day Come From? Is It Wrong for a Christian to Celebrate It?

Like many of the world's major holidays, St. Valentine's Day is an annual observance with its roots entrenched firmly in pagan beliefs and customs. What would God think about Valentine's Day?
A man reading a Bible.
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Should Christians Observe the Passover?

Isn’t the Passover only Jewish, and not for Christians? Jesus Christ and the apostles kept the Passover. What does this festival mean for Christians today?
A wheat field up close.
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Why Should Christians Celebrate the Feast of Pentecost?

Jesus Christ chose the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot in Hebrew) or Pentecost to begin His Church. What is the meaning of Pentecost for Christians today?
A Bible opened to the book of Exodus.
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Why Should Christians Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread?

The apostle Paul told Christians to keep this festival. What does the Feast of Unleavened Bread mean for Christians today?
A round stone in front of a tomb entrance.
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When Was Jesus Christ Crucified and Resurrected? Did He Really Die on Good Friday and Come Back to Life on Easter Sunday?

Jesus Christ said He would be in the grave for three days and three nights. How can you count that from Good Friday afternoon to Easter Sunday morning?
A tree with sunlight behind it on top of a hill.
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Why Should Christians Celebrate the Biblical Festival Called the Eighth Day or the Last Great Day?

The seventh and last Holy Day in God's cycle of harvest festivals has great meaning for Christians today.
Jack-o-laterns
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Halloween: A Celebration of Evil

Modern celebrations of Halloween may appear on the surface to be quite harmless, but the spiritual implications of dabbling with the spirit world are extremely serious.
Beyond Today -- The Day After Christmas
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The Day After Christmas

You may look forward to Christmas but what happens afterwards? Are you truly fulfilled and is the world a better place?
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What is the Lord's Supper?

When the apostle Paul refers to the Lord's Supper in 1 Corinthians, what is he talking about? Should Christians be observing it today and how?
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