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However, the High Holy Days are usually peak attendance days for synagogues and temples, often filling or over-filling synagogues. [6] For this reason many synagogues issue tickets for attendance and may charge for them: practice varies on whether paid-up synagogue members must also buy these or whether it is included in the subscription.
There used to be many more holy days of obligation. With the motu proprio of 2 July 1911, Supremi disciplinae, Pope Pius X reduced the number of such non-Sunday holy days from 36 to 8: the above 10 dates (1 January was then the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ) minus the feasts the Body and Blood of Christ, and Saint Joseph. [3]
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.
Pages in category "Catholic holy days" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Holy Month of Ramadan (First day of Ramadan; A 30-day period of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran) Jumu'atul-Wida (Friday of Farewell; Last Friday of Ramadan before the celebration of Eid al-Fitr) Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Decree; Last ten days of Ramadan. The revealing of the first verses of the Quran to Muhammad)
Holy day refers to a religious commemorative day or festival: Liturgical year, determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed; List of movable Eastern Christian observances; List of movable Western Christian observances; Holy day of obligation, in Catholicism, days on which the faithful are expected to attend Mass
All holy days of obligation on a global level are also solemnities; however, not all solemnities are holy days of obligation. For example, The Nativity of the Lord Jesus (Christmas) (25 December) is a solemnity which is always a holy day of obligation, whereas the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (24 June) is
Christian festivals and holy days (16 C, 44 P) D. Day of the Dead (2 C, 7 P) Discordian holidays (8 P) Druze festivals and holy days (3 P) H. Hindu holy days (8 C, 53 ...