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Pentecost — (Moveable feast) Transfiguration of Jesus — 6 (19) August; Though some sources place the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple among the Great Feasts of Christ, including the above list, these sources are likely incorrect. This feast is most accurately described as a combined Great Feast of the Lord and Great Feast of the Mother ...
Dates for the Feast of Christ the King, 2020–2030 Year Ordinary Form [8] Extraordinary Form (1960 calendar) [9] 2020 22 November 25 October 2021 21 November 31 October 2022 20 November 30 October 2023 26 November 29 October 2024 24 November 27 October 2025 23 November 26 October 2026 22 November 25 October 2027 21 November 31 October 2028 26 ...
[29] [30] To this day, the "Christian cultures in Western Europe and Latin America extend the season to forty days, ending on the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary on 2 February, a feast also known as Candlemas because of the blessing of candles on this day, inspired by the Song of Simeon, which ...
The most important feast day by far is the Feast of Pascha (Easter) – the Feast of Feasts. Then the Twelve Great Feasts, which commemorate various significant events in the lives of Jesus Christ and of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary).
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
November 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Harvest Day can fall, while November 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday in November. (Turkmenistan) Earliest day on which Mother's Day can fall, while November 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday in November. Evolution Day (International observance)
In France, as in many places, Christmas festivities culminate on Jan. 6—the Epiphany, which celebrates the Three Magi’s visit to baby Jesus. To observe this day in culinary fashion, the French ...
In 1907, when, in accordance with the rules in force since the time of Pope Pius V, feast days of any form of double, if impeded by "occurrence" (falling on the same day) [2] with a feast day of higher class, were transferred to another day, this classification of feast days was of great practical importance for deciding which feast day to ...