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In Western Christianity, the earliest possible date is April 30 (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest possible date is June 3 (as in 1943 and 2038). In the Catholic Church, the Ascension of the Lord is ranked as a Solemnity and is a Holy Day of Obligation. In the Anglican Communion, Ascension Day is a Principal Feast. [citation needed]
Dates for Ascension Day 2017–2031 In Gregorian dates; Year Western Eastern Western Thursday Sunday 2017 May 25 May 28 2018 May 10: May 17 May 13 2019 May 30: June 6 June 2 2020 May 21: May 28 May 24 2021 May 13: June 10 May 16 2022 May 26: June 2 May 29 2023 May 18: May 25 May 21 2024 May 9: June 13 May 12 2025 May 29 June 1 2026 May 14: May ...
Date Name Remarks January 1: New Year's Day [3] January 13: Liberation Day: ... Between April 30 and June 3 Forty days after Easter: Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus
The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin: ascensio Iesu, lit. 'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian belief, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements, that Jesus ascended to Heaven after his resurrection, where he was exalted as Lord and Christ, [1] [2] sitting at the right hand of God.
The Lutheran liturgical calendar is a listing which details the primary annual festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by various Lutheran churches. The calendars of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are from the 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship and the calendar of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and ...
As Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after 21 March (a fixed approximation of the March equinox), Ascension Day, observed 39 days after Easter, can occur in June.
Date English Name Comments January 1: New Year's Day: March 29: Barthelemy Boganda Day: Date of the first prime minister's death in 1959 March or April: Easter Monday: May 1: Labour Day: May or June: Ascension: Whit Monday: Day after Pentecost: June 30: General Prayer Day Non-denominational although 60% Protestant and 90% Christian. [1] August ...
Date English name Description January 1 New Year's Day: January 3 Revolution Day: Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état. [1] March 8 International Women’s Day: March or April Easter Monday: May 1 Labour Day: May 15 Day of Customs and Traditions May or June Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. August 5 Independence Day ...