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Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...
Baptism of the Lord – (Western Christianity in countries where Epiphany is celebrated on January 7 or 8) Sunday following January 6: January 12 . Baptism of the Lord (Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, in countries where Epiphany is celebrated on January 7 or 8) Plough Sunday ; Day after Plough Sunday: January 13 . Plough Monday
Easter Day (or Easter Sunday), which immediately follows Holy Week and begins with the Easter Vigil, is the great feast day and apogee of the Christian liturgical year: on this day the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. It is the first day of the new season of the Great Fifty Days, or Eastertide, which runs from Easter Day to Pentecost ...
Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas (25 December), and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion which are usually found in Africa and Asia.
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
As Holy Week nears an end, Christians around the world are observing Good Friday, which recalls Jesus' death by crucifixion. Holy Week began with Palm Sunday, in commemoration of the arrival of ...
Christmas Day: 25 December and 7 January – celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike. [6] [7] [8] Anastasia of Sirmium feast day: 25 December; Twelve Days of Christmas: 25 December–6 January; Saint Stephen's Day: 26 December – In Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ireland a holiday celebrated as Second Day of Christmas.
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 ...