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Christmastide, commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas, lasts 12 days, from 25 December to 5 January, the latter date being named as Twelfth Night. [ 12] These traditional dates are adhered to by the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church. [ 1]
At an early stage the Church in Rome celebrated on 1 January a feast that it called the anniversary (Natale) of the Mother of God. [9] When this was overshadowed by the feasts of the Annunciation and the Assumption, adopted from Constantinople at the start of the 7th century, 1 January began to be celebrated simply as the octave day of Christmas, the "eighth day" on which, according to Luke 2: ...
The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus has been celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, at least at local levels, since the end of the fifteenth century. [2] The celebration has been held on different dates, usually in January, because 1 January, eight days after Christmas, commemorates the naming of the child Jesus; as recounted in the Gospel read on that day, "at the end of eight days, when he ...
In the United States, there are two major holidays celebrated in January: New Year’s Day (January 1, 2024) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2024). Both of these are federal holidays ...
World Introvert Day. January 3. Drinking Straw Day. Festival of Sleep Day. Fruitcake Toss Day. Humiliation Day. International Mind-Body Wellness Day. JRR Tolkien Day. National Chocolate-Covered ...
2016 (Sunday) 2015 (Saturday) January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 355 days remain until the end of the year (356 in leap years ).
January 14 — National Dress Up Your Pet Day. January 15 — National Bagel Day, National Hat Day. January 16 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day. January 16 — Appreciate a Dragon Day, National ...
The Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated by various Christian communities in honor of the transfiguration of Jesus. The origins of the feast are less than certain and may have derived from the dedication of three basilicas on Mount Tabor. [ 1] The feast was present in various forms by the 9th century, and in the Western Church was made a ...