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The flag has a width-to-length proportion of 1:2. In the unveiling ceremony for the flag, the sample construction sheet provides a width of 3 ft (0.91 m) and a length of 6 ft (1.8 m). The top (blue) and bottom (red) stripes have widths of 7 in (18 cm) each, while the middle (white) stripe is given a width of 22 in (56 cm).
Ōmisoka (大晦日) or ōtsugomori (大晦) is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year. Traditionally, it was held on the final day of the 12th lunar month. With Japan's switch to using the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, it is now used on New Year's Eve to celebrate the new year.
Shavuot ( listen ⓘ, from Hebrew: שָׁבוּעוֹת, romanized : Šāvūʿōṯ, lit. 'Weeks'), or Shvues ( listen ⓘ, in some Ashkenazi usage), is a Jewish holiday, one of the biblically ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in the 21st century, it may fall anywhere between May 15 ...
Nochebuena. Christmas. Simbang Gabi ( / sim.ˈbʌŋ.ˈɡʌ.ˌbi /; Filipino for "Night Mass") is a devotional, nine-day series of Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas. It is similar to the nine dawn Masses leading to Christmas Eve practiced in Puerto Rico called Misa de Aguinaldo. Originally intended as a practical ...
Simchat Torah ( שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה , lit., "Torah celebration", Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah ), also spelled Simhat Torah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini ...
The Passover meaning is to honor the Israelites escaping the smite of God in ancient Egypt. When Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt, God unleashed 10 plagues on Egypt as a punishment and to aid the ...
31. “And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, ‘Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass ...
Liturgical colours. Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.