Observed Holidays
The adherents of the Assyrian Pentecostal Church observe the following holidays:
- Christmas: (Eda Surah) also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
- New Year's Eve: (Sheetah Khatah)
- Easter: (Eda Gurah) Assyrian Pentecostals celebrate Jesus Christs resurrection from the dead three days after his crucifixion, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day, or Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday.
- Pentecost: (Yomit Pantacostayeh) Assyrian Pentecostals commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Book of Acts, Chapter 2.
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“One has observed life poorly, if one has not also witnessed the hand that mercifully—kills.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)