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In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feast day of Saint Valentine on February 14 was relegated from the General Roman Calendar to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name ...
The Feast of Saint Valentine, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of the Christian martyr. [40] A shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day in the Lutheran calendar of saints. [12]
Learn about how countries across the world celebrate Valentine's Day including February 14 traditions from France, Italy, Germany, Finland, England and more.
February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 2015 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (b. 1921) 2015 – Philip Levine, ...
The Battle of Chipyong-ni (French: Bataille de Chipyong-ni), also known as the Battle of Dipingli (Chinese: 砥平里战斗; pinyin: Dǐpínglǐ Zhàndòu), was a decisive battle of the Korean War that took place from 13 to 14 February 1951 between US and French units of the US 23rd Infantry Regiment and various units of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) around the village of Chipyong-ni.
A 2010 analysis indicated that French to English translation is relatively accurate, [139] and 2011 and 2012 analyses showed that Italian to English translation is relatively accurate as well. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] However, if the source text is shorter, rule-based machine translations often perform better; this effect is particularly evident in ...
In 2005, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin removed Pentecost (Whit) Monday's status as a public holiday. This decision was eventually overruled by French courts in 2008. [citation needed] Employers are free to decide whether to make Whit Monday a day off or not. [22]
Requested by: Raul654 17:14, 8 February 2009 (UTC) Interest of the translation: The french article on this was recently created. It's pretty good, and contains a lot of facts that the english article doesn't. Proofreader(s): LordPompidou Proofreading progress: