Religious Studies GCSE
Festival and celebration
What Festival and celebration means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Festival and celebration
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Reference: AQA
Christmas and Easter are the most significant Christian festivals, celebrated with practices such as midnight Mass, nativity scenes, sunrise services and the lighting of the Paschal candle.
Topics that use Festival and celebration
- Christianity - 3.1.2.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
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Using Festival and celebration in the exam
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