Church Calendar Quiz

1.     Which Sunday is the first day of the church year?
2.     Which season of the church begins January 6 and lasts till Lent?
3.     The French call the day before Ash Wednesday Mardi Gras.  What does the English church call it?
4.     Which is the moveable feast of the church calendar, and how is it determined?
5.     Which two Apostles have special days of the calendar assigned to them, although they share the same patronal day?
6.     When are Quinquagesima, Sexagesima, and Septuagesima Sundays?
7.     On which day of the church calendar do the swallows come back to Capistrano?
8.     Purple.
9.     In the American Episcopal churches, which days not connected with Biblical figures or events are considered major feasts?
10.     How many saints days are assigned to Biblical women?

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