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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
Confederate Memorial Day: Celebrated by the original Confederate States at various times during the year; still celebrated on the fourth Monday in April in Alabama. Parts of the United States: Siblings Day: 10 April: Originally celebrated only in the United States. Can now be celebrated in various countries around the world. Patriots' Day: 3rd ...
In the Southern Hemisphere, where January is a vacation time, churches often find other days to celebrate the week of prayer, for example around Pentecost (as originally suggested by the Faith and Order movement in 1926, [8] and Pope Leo XIII in 1894), [5] which is also a symbolic date for the unity of the church. [citation needed]
This category is for Christian holy days that are tied to the liturgical year. For major special events, outreaches, awards, etc., which have a Christian character or emphasis see Category:Christian events. For calendars of feasts and saints, see Category:Liturgical calendars.
For the majority of the world’s Christians, Easter Sunday — and in turn, the sunrise service tradition — will be observed on March 31 this year. On Easter morning, many Christians wake ...
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 ...
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 ...
Traditionally marked by a procession and special mass, Palm Sunday occurs on the final Sunday of Lent and is a landmark in the Roman Catholic calendar. Christians celebrate Palm Sunday around the ...