Ascension Day
Post-Easter holy day
Ascension Day is the Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ's ascent into heaven forty days after his resurrection.
It falls on a Thursday, forty days after Easter Sunday.
In many countries it remains a public holiday.
The day marks the completion of Christ's earthly ministry and his return to divine glory: The village held a procession on Ascension Day.
Resurrection commemoration day
- PentecostSpirit's arrival celebration
- resurrectionRevival from death
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- apostlesZealous promoters of causes
Jesus Christ · Acts · Luke · Gospel · Messiah · savior · risen · salvation
Saint's commemorative holiday
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- observanceKeeping of customs
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- church serviceOrganized Christian worship gathering
Mass · liturgy · procession · blessing · hymns · vespers · matins · lauds
Fifth weekday
- fortiethOrdinal of forty
- forty daysScriptural trial duration
- Easter seasonPeriod surrounding resurrection celebration
- EastertideResurrection festival period
springtime · May · June · moveable feast · public holiday · bank holiday
Religious journey to shrine
- processionFormal moving line
- rural customsCountryside social practices
- bannockScottish flat round bread
- torchlightIllumination from burning brand
Easter
Resurrection commemoration day
- PentecostSpirit's arrival celebration
- resurrectionRevival from death
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
apostles · Jesus Christ · Acts · Luke · Gospel · Messiah · savior · risen · salvation · divine
feast day
Saint's commemorative holiday
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- observanceKeeping of customs
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
church service · Mass · liturgy · procession · blessing · hymns · vespers · matins · lauds · litanies
Thursday
Fifth weekday
- fortiethOrdinal of forty
- forty daysScriptural trial duration
- Easter seasonPeriod surrounding resurrection celebration
Eastertide · springtime · May · June · moveable feast · public holiday · bank holiday
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- processionFormal moving line
- rural customsCountryside social practices
- bannockScottish flat round bread
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- European HolidaysChristmas, Easter Monday, Good Friday, New Year, Epiphany
- MayMay Day, maypole, maypole dance, May queen, May flowers
- Religious HolidaysEaster Sunday, Passover, Pentecost, Good Friday, Ramadan
- church calendarAdvent, Easter Sunday, Lent, Christmas, Pentecost
- church eventsSunday worship, Christmas, Easter egg hunt, prayer meeting, funeral service
Ascension DayChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Good Friday · Advent · Passion · Emmanuel · Maundy Thursday
ascend, ascending, ascendant, ascension, ascended, ascender, ascendants, ascendency, ascensions