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Reformation Day is a Protestant Christian religious holiday celebrated on 31 October in remembrance of the onset of the Reformation. According to Philip Melanchthon , 31 October 1517 was the day Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg , Electorate of Saxony , in the Holy Roman Empire .
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 ...
Following the Reformation, most especially in the latter half of the twentieth century, many names were added to the calendar, both new and restored pre-Reformation commemorations. The Calendar found below is a listing of the primary annual feasts, festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by various Lutheran Churches in the English ...
The quill penetrates the head of a lion symbolizing Pope Leo X. [71] In 1668, 31 October was made Reformation Day, an annual holiday in Electoral Saxony, which spread to other Lutheran lands. [ 72 ] 31 October 2017, the 500th Anniversary of Reformation Day, was celebrated with a national public holiday throughout Germany.
Started by the Central Labor Union in 1882, the holiday is celebrated to honor the labor of working American people which has both built and upheld the United States.
Every Dec. 6, kids around Wisconsin look forward to receiving treats and gifts from St. Nicholas. Here's where the tradition comes from.
The Statement on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Younan in a special Catholic-Lutheran dialogue was signed by Pope Francis, leaders of the Catholic Church and Bishop Munib Younan, president of the Lutheran World Federation, on 31 October 2016 during a Protestant Reformation Day traditional service at the Lund Cathedral in Lund, Sweden.
Wisconsin state parks are open on Veterans Day and are free for state residents who are service members. RELATED: For Veterans Day, Oneida leader shares story of pain and peace following Vietnam War