Christians usually dress smartly to go to church and will always speak quietly and respectfully. Christians believe that when Jesus rose from the dead it was a Sunday. Therefore they believe that Sundays are a special day of worship. Amen means 'let it be so'. It's a way of saying that they agree with the words of the prayer that has just been said. The bible is a holy book for Christians. It contains the stories of the creation of the world, Noah's Ark and the flood, the birth of Jesus, His crucifixion.
The Bible contains lots of stories called parables. These are stories that Jesus told to teach people about God's love for them. The book has two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the history of the Jews before Jesus was born. The New Testament is about the teachings of Jesus. We often hear of the story of Jesus at Christmas time which is the time when Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem, near Jerusalem.
Mary is the mother of Jesus. Christians call her the Holy Mother. Joseph was Jesus's father who was a carpenter. When Jesus was 30 years old he told people of God's teachings, but many leaders at that time did not like what he was saying. The Romans arrested him for saying that he was a Son of God. They nailed Him to a cross and left him to die. Jesus was buried but on the third day he came back to life, this is called the resurrection. Easter is the time of year that Jesus died and was re-born, this is celebrated every year.
Good Friday is the day that Jesus was beaten and whipped before being nailed to a cross. Easter Saturday or Holy Saturday is when a special candle is lite in some churches. Easter Sunday is a happy day. It is the day Jesus came back to life. Christians believe this shows that, after we die we can start a new life with God. Christians give eggs at Easter.
This reminds them of Jesus' new life and the hope of new life for all who follow him. Baptism takes place when a person joins the Christian Church. For most people this can be any time from when they are babies to 10 years old. It marks the starting of a new life with Jesus.
Many Christians are confirmed in their early teens. It marks the change from being a child to an adult. It also strengthens their promises to follow the teachings of Jesus. Weddings take place in a church. Wherever Jesus went, people came to listen to him and to ask for his help.
He seemed to have a special interest in the sick and the poor. Jesus chose 12 men to travel with him and be his special companions; they became knows as his disciples. Jesus went to Jerusalem with his disciples during the Jewish Passover festival. It was there that he was arrested and sentenced to death. This is known as blasphemy. Jesus shared a final meal with his disciples where he tried to warn them about what was going to happen to him. This became known as The Last Supper.
Jesus shared around bread and wine; the bread was to symbolise his body and the wine his blood. Jesus was crucified, which meant he was nailed to a wooden cross and left to die. The cross is a very important Christian symbol: it reminds Christians of how and why Jesus died. Jesus was buried in a tomb but three days later, the tomb was found empty. This is known as the resurrection , which means Jesus had risen from the dead.
Jesus is believed to have appeared before his disciples before finally going up to heaven to be reunited with God. His journey into heaven is known as the ascension. Christians believe that Jesus sacrificed or gave up his own life in order to save all those who followed and believed in him.
Christians believe that God is kind and loving and is always ready to forgive people for doing wrong as long as they are truly sorry and promise to follow God.
It is the belief of many Christians that when they die, they will go to heaven to be with God and Jesus. The Eucharist is the main religious ritual in many churches. The word means thanksgiving and during the service bread and wine are shared, just as they were in the Last Supper. People are welcomed into the Christian faith by a baptism ceremony, sometimes when they are a baby a time to promise God that the baby will be brought up as a Christian and sometimes when they are an adult and make the promises for themselves.
The two main Christian festivals are Easter and Christmas. Christmas is when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. Easter marks the death and resurrection of Jesus and is the most important Christian festival. Print free colouring pages themed around the Nativity and Easter or Bible scene colouring pages.
Try some Christian arts and crafts ideas and Bible activities for children. Explore a traditional church in an interactive film and find out what some of the objects in it are. Friends and Heroes is a series of animated children's Bible Stories which includes characters from the Old and New Testament. Watch a funny animated video, narrated by Peter the apostle, about the miracles he saw Jesus perform. Watch a video in which a Christian explains his belief system to aliens, then answer quiz questions to show off your knowledge of Christianity.
Lots of information about Christianity can be found on this BBC page. See where in the world most Christians live in this map of world religions. A guide to Christian festivals and dates in the year. Read an illustrated version of the Nativity story and the Easter story. Watch a video to find out why the Bible is such an important book for Christians. The sacred stories of different religions are available on the British Library website: listen to the stories of The Lost Son and David and Goliath in the Christian Stories book.
In a video for KS1 children, Charlie and her soft toy Blue find out out why Christians give to charity. See inside a Christian cathedral and an Anglican church. Find out more about how Christians celebrate marriage , the tradition of baptism and Christian funerals. Hymns are religious songs, a form of singing prayer. The UK's top hymns are listed on the Songs of Praise website, where you can also watch clips of religious music being performed in churches and cathedrals.
Find out more about some of the stories in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Saints are celebrated by Christians as virtuous and special people. Lots of saints are pictured in Western art; when the paintings were painted people would have known exactly which saint's life was being shown and a number of symbols help us understand saints in art today, too.
Learn more about identifying saints in artwork on the National Gallery website. Mary's Lullaby is reconstruction of the Nativity. Cbeebies tells the Easter story. Advent - the period including four Sundays before Christmas. Easter - a Christian festival in March or April which celebrates the resurrection rising from the dead of Jesus.
Eucharist - the main religious ritual in many churches. The word gospel means "good news". Jerusalem - a city in modern-day Israel which is sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims.
Last Supper - a meal that Jesus ate with his 12 disciples on the day before he was crucified. Lent - a period of 40 days leading up to Easter when Christians spend more time in prayer and Bible study.
Parables - the name given to the stories Jesus told his followers to teach them spiritual lessons. Priest - the name given to the person who leads Christian services other names for the person who performs this role include vicar, minister and chaplain. The person who leads a cathedral and a region in the Christian church is called a bishop. The head of the Roman Catholic Church is the Pope.
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