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  2. Reformation Day - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Calendar of saints (Lutheran) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Public holidays in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Reformation Day: Reformationstag: 31 October: until 1966 Day of Repentance and Prayer: Buß- und Bettag: Wed. before 23 November: until 1966 Christmas Day: 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag: 25 December: St Stephen's Day / Boxing Day: 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag: 26 December

  5. Liturgical calendar (Lutheran) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. What Is All Saints' Day? Learn All About This Holiday That ...

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    One story of origin says All Saints' Day was declared a feast day on May 13 609 AD by Pope Boniface IV. On that day, he consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs.

  7. October 31 - Wikipedia

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    Earliest day on which All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland, Sweden) Halloween and related celebrations: Allantide ; Halloween (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places) Hop-tu-Naa (Isle of Man)

  8. Ninety-five Theses - Wikipedia

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    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. [73]

  9. Here's what's open and closed on Columbus Day/Indigenous ...

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    Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples Day, may be a federal holiday, but it's also one of the nation's most inconsistently celebrated days, according to Pew Research. Even though the event ...