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| | Special Feast Days |
 | | This feast originated in the fourth century as the Eastern Feast of all Martyrs and was attested to by St. Ephrem. | | | The feast became a universal feast in the fourteenth century. | | | This feast was established in the Universal Church in 1921. |
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| | THE BIBLICAL FEAST DAYS - GOD'S CALENDAR |
| | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) - An eight day feast of ingathering. | | | This feast was also a shadow or type because fifty days after the resurrection there was the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that resulted in three thousand souls being added to the church in one day. | | | The Feast of Unleavened Bread, was a type of the sinless nature of Jesus releasing us from the bondage of sin (if we we have faith in His atoning death). |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ecclesiastical Feasts |
| | Prototypes and starting-points for the oldest ecclesiastical feasts are the Jewish solemnities of Easter and Pentecost. | | | Feast Days, or Holy Days, are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history of our redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mother of Christ, or of His apostles, martyrs, and saints, by special services and rest from work. | | | The ordinary double feasts are called duplicia minora; occurring with feasts of a higher rank, they can be simplified, except the octave days of some feasts and the feasts of the Doctors of the Church, which are transferred. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Feast of the Ascension |
| | The Pilgrimage of Sylvia (Peregrinatio Etheriae) speaks of the vigil of this feast and of the feast itself, as they were kept in the church built over the grotto in Bethlehem in which Christ was born (Duchesne, Christian Worship, 491-515). | | | It is one of the Ecumenical feasts ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter and of Pentecost among the most solemn in the calendar, has a vigil and, since the fifteenth century, an octave which is set apart for a novena of preparation for Pentecost, in accordance with the directions of Leo XIII. | | | It may be that prior to the fifth century the fact narrated in the Gospels was commemorated in conjunction with the feast of Easter or Pentecost. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Feast of Guardian Angels |
| | It is believed that the new feast was intended to be a kind of supplement to the Feast of St. Michael, since the Church honoured on that day (29 September) the memory of all the angels as well as the memory of St. | | | It is to be noted that the Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael is amongst the oldest feasts in the Calendar. | | | The multiplicity of feasts is in fact quite a modern development, and that the guardian angels were not honoured with a special feast in the early Church is no evidence that they were not prayed to and reverenced. |
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| | What Is the Bahá'í Feast? |
| | The importance and character of the institution of the Feast are clearly emphasized in the Holy Scriptures of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá. | | | Bahá'í communities hold Feast, normally, on the first day of the Bahá'í month, each of which is 19 days long. | | | Hence, the term "19-Day Feast." Under adverse or abnormal circumstances, the Feast Day may be postponed to another day, but it is important that the Feast be conducted. |
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http://www.geocities.com/~quddus/feast/feastis.html
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| | St. Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The feast of St. Valentine was first declared to be on February 14 by Pope Gelasius I in 496. | | | The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to an obscure Catholic Church feast day, said to be in honor of Saint Valentine, are discussed below. | | | It is called "The Night of Sevens", on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar; the next one being August 11, 2005 [2]. |
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| | FEAST OF THE DORMITION OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY, THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY |
| | The Feast of the Dormition is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom which is conducted on the morning of the Feast and preceded by a Matins (Orthros) service. | | | Thus, this Feast is a feast of hope, hope in Resurrection and life eternal. | | | The Icon of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos shows her on her deathbed surrounded by the Apostles. |
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| | Feast day - OrthodoxWiki |
| | A feast day (or festival) is the date a saint, a holy event, or a holy object is commemorated in the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church. | | | The feast day of a saint is generally the date of his or her death. | | | A feast day is primarily celebrated through the hymnography of the Church's divine services appointed to be celebrated on such day. |
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| | feast day - definition of feast day by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision, January 1 - (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st | | | Feast of Sacrifice, Id al-Adha - the 10th day of Dhu'l Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity | | | Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashona, Rosh Hashonah - (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar |
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| | Both the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls evolved in the life of the Church independently of paganism and Halloween. | | | The primary reason for establishing a common feast day was because of the desire to honor the great number of martyrs, especially during the persecution of Emperor Diocletion (284-305), the worst and most extensive of the persecutions. | | | Quite supply, there were not enough days of the year for a feast day for each martyr and many of them died in groups. |
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| | Hernando: Church celebrates naming on feast day |
| | Each church in the Greek Orthodox faith celebrates 12 major feast days in addition to a feast day recognizing the saint or other person for whom their church was named. | | | Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church honors its first feast day with a banquet and visit by a bishop. | | | Although many churches celebrate a feast day with festivals where the people come and spend their money and buy different types of food, Christ the Savior has decided to have a dinner and dance and invite Metropolitan Alexios to come, said parish president Paul Cosmadelis. |
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http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/19/Hernando/Church_celebrates_nam.shtml
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| | Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: All Saints Day |
| | The feast day commemorates and celebrates all the saints and martyrs who have no official feast day on the calendar, and who may only be known as saints to God and the angels. | | | This feast dates back to the 7th century, and is derived from a much earlier feast. | | | Pope Sixtus IV established the Feast of All Saint's as a holy day of obligation for the entire Latin Church. |
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| | 10 Proofs Passover Is a Memorial, Not a Feast Day |
| | A fifth and often overlooked criterion for Passover as a non-High Day is that the Passover is referred to as a Preparation day for the Feast in the New Testament. | | | This command is the same for the High Days of the Feast in passages found in Exodus 12 and Leviticus 23. | | | Others believe that both the Passover and the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread are on the 14th. |
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| | Encyclopedia Mythica: Feast days |
| | Ancient and recent feast days, festivals, and celebrations from many cultures and religions. | | | This mid-Winter feast commences as the ewes begin to lactate and is the start of the new agricultural cycle. | | | On this day the merchants sprinkled their heads and their merchandise with water from his well near the Porta Capena. |
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| | The Manila Times Internet Edition TOP STORIES > Feast day of San Nicolas: A festival all our own |
| | On the feast day of Saint Nicolas, fluvial parades and other great fanfare were held on the river to the consternation of the priests, who were afraid that the celebrations were bordering on the pagan.’” | | | On the feast day of Saint Nicolas, fluvial parades and other great fanfare were held on the river to the consternation of the priests, who were afraid that the celebrations were bordering on the pagan.’”" | | | These pagodas are taken to Guadalupe the day before the feast of the patron saint, preceded by native musicians who ride bancas. |
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| | Hundreds celebrate Muslim holy day at feast |
| | The prayer marks one of the most important Muslim holy days of the year and is observed by Muslims who don't make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, said Imam Sabur Abdul-Salaam, president of the Muslim Community Association of the Mohawk Valley. | | | For some, the feast is also a way to catch up with people. | | | The holy day commemorates the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son. |
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| | Feast of Divine Mercy |
| | During the course of Jesus' revelations to Saint Faustina on the Divine Mercy He asked on numerous occasions that a feast day be dedicated to the Divine Mercy and that this feast be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. | | | This Feast, which had already been granted to the nation of Poland and been celebrated within Vatican City, was granted to the Universal Church by Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the canonization of Sr. | | | I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. |
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| | The Nineteen Day Feast |
| | Open to both adults and children, the Nineteen Day Feast is the regular gathering that promotes and sustains the unity of the local Bahá'í community. | | | While food and beverages are usually served, the term itself is meant to suggest that the community should enjoy a "spiritual feast" of worship, companionship and unity. | | | The use of the word "feast" might seem to imply that a large meal will be served. |
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| | THE FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN, DEC. 26 |
| | Even though the Mass of the day indicates that this feast was originally independent of the Christmas cycle, the Divine Office unites this feast with Christmas in the most intimate fashion. | | | Indeed, the feast was known as Boxing Day, since the earthen banks or boxes of the apprentices were filled with money gifts by their masters. | | | The children, especially small boys, would be happy to hear the story of St. Stephen as it is written in Matins of his feast day: "Yesterday we celebrated the temporal birth of our Eternal King; today we celebrate the triumphant passion of His soldier. |
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| | St. Kevin |
| | The Feast of St. Kevin on June 3rd is also sometimes known as Pattern Day in Glendalough (Pattern Day or simply "Pattern" or "Patten" is the general term in Ireland for a feast of merrymaking, dancing and partying in honor of the local patron. | | | Since it is a FEAST, and feasting requires refreshments, then the fashionable and authentic celebration of the Feast of St. Kevin really ought to include some goodies. | | | The proper Feast of St. Kevin is not particularly proper at all. |
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| | Oct. 1621: Harvest Feast |
| | Massasoit and 90 other Wampanoag are invited to join the 52 Pilgrims for this three-day feast. | | | Plimoth Governor William Bradford declares a feast to give thanks to God for their first harvest. | | | Talk About It: Why was this Thanksgiving feast so important? |
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| | Women’s voices lauded on Magdala feast day |
| | Across North America and abroad, thousands of women and men commemorated her on her feast day July 22 with music, dance, ceremonies of healing and reflections that emphasized Mary of Magdala’s solidarity with Catholic women who feel called to serve God as ordained deacons and priests. | | | This year her feast day coincided with the date that the Vatican said it would excommunicate seven women ordained in Austria late last month (NCR, July 19). | | | The women have filed a recursus, or appeal under canon law, with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. |
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| | LUCYFEST/ THE QUEEN OF LIGHTS / FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS |
| | Before the calendar reform, her original feast day (the day of her martyrdom) happened to fall on the shortest day of the year. | | | Lucy's day, Dec. 13, was regarded as the shortest day in the old (Julian) calendar. | | | Many of the ancient light and fire customs of the Yuletide became associated with her day. |
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| | St. Anthony of Padua Feast Day Procession |
| | The St. Anthony of Padua Feast Day Procession, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2000, is the most important factor in bringing the Italian-American people of Wilmington together. | | | In following years, the parish held its religious processions three times a year: in June for the feast of St. Anthony of Padua; in July for the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and in August for the feast of St. Francis de Paola. | | | By 1975, the carnevale had expanded to an eight-day event, centered around the June 13th date, which is St. Anthony of Padua's feast day, and became known as La Festa Patronale. |
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| | The Festivals Of The God Of Israel |
| | The Feast Day Commandments and their Eternal Nature | | | The Feast Days - Ordained at the Creation of the World | | | The Feast Days - Times for Spiritual Revival |
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| | All Saints' Day |
| | All Saints' Day, feast of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, and day on which churches glorify God for all God's saints, known and unknown. | | | During the Reformation the Protestant churches understood “saints” in its New Testament usage as including all believers and reinterpreted the feast of All Saints as a celebration of the unity of the entire Church. | | | Saints in the making.(All Saints Day, which has been commemorated for over a thousand years, points up the difference between saints and celebrities)(Living by the Word)(Brief Article)(Column) (The Christian Century) |
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| | Feast Day |
| | On October 1st the Church celebrates the Feast Day of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, also called St. Therese of Lisieux, but more popularly known as St. Therese, the Little Flower. | | | "Novena" is the Latin term for a nine day prayer, originating with the nine days Our Lady and the Apostles waited in the Upper Room between the Ascension of Our Lord and the Coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. | | | Devotion and prayer to St. Therese have always been most rewarding for the love of God which they generate even in the little things of every day. |
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| | Feast of Trumpets: A Preparatory Holy Day |
| | This is not the day kept by most who call themselves the churches of God. | | | 16“and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field. | | | This was the fourth feast day, as noted in this article. |
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| | St. Joseph's Day Home Page |
| | March 19 is the feast of St. Joseph and is often celebrated by Italian communities. | | | Perhaps it is because I am Italian and the feast of St. Joseph was a tradition in my family. | | | Perhaps it is because I was baptized and confirmed in St. Joseph's Church and my first 9 years of education were at St. Joseph's school in Danbury, CT. Whatever the reason, I felt that St. Joseph was neglected, overshadowed by St. Patrick, who's feast is two days before and widely recognized. |
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| | St. Joseph's Day: history & customs |
| | For this feast, a unique minestrone is made; | | | Two days after the feast of the great | | | Irish saint comes the day of the carpenter |
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| | Saint Patrick's Day |
| | St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday, even though originally it was a Catholic holy day. | | | People adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day. | | | His lores include the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead. |
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| | Amazon.com: Books: The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead in Mexico |
| | One of Mexico's most important festivals since prehispanic times, the Day of the Dead is an occasion for celebrating and feasting, cleaning and decorating graves, dancing and making music. | | | The Skeleton at the Feast, November 1, 2001 | | | Amazon.com: Books: The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead in Mexico |
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| | Roman Catholic Saints Calendar and Index |
| | Some feast dates on the AmericanCatholic.org calendar fall on days other than the official feast day. | | | Most saints and holy people have specially designated feast days. | | | On those days we remember these holy men and women in a special way. |
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| | Recipes Today: A St. Patrick's Day Feast |
| | Patrick's Day is the Irish holiday honoring the missionary Saint Patrick, who is credited with converting the Irish to Christianity around 400 AD. | | | This year, prepare a feast that will make your family look forward to St. Patrick's Day as much as they do to Thanksgiving. | | | Now gather up the family and enjoy your Irish feast. |
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| | Global Love Feast Day - 22nd November 2001, by Julie Hargreaves |
| | THIS IS THE DAY to love yourself most of all - go on you can do it - look in a mirror, smile your biggest smile and tell yourself "I LOVE YOU". | | | Join in a LOVE FEAST on a global scale and feel the difference that love can make. | | | Global Love Feast Day - 22nd November 2001, by Julie Hargreaves |
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| | Bishop celebrates feast day with Vincentians and parishioners |
| | Deacon Bob Waters, pastoral life facilitator of the parish, and Carolyn Cleckley also served at the altar for the feast day celebration, along with two friends of the bishop's from his seminary days, Father Tony Curran and Father James Peiffer. | | | Bishop celebrates feast day with Vincentians and parishioners | | | Vincent de Paul Chamberlain, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley, said that everyone in the small parish "contributed time and food for the feast that all Catholics celebrate." Six members of the Aiken assembly of the Knights of Columbus (Fourth Degree) formed an honor guard for the bishop. |
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| | Baha'i Feasts and Holy Days |
| | - The Guardian emphasizes the importance of all aspects of the Feast | | | Many thoughtful people have contributed ideas and experiences to help build this Baha'i 19-Day Feast site. | | | Please feel free to use any of the ideas you find here to enhance the quality of your Feast... |
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| | The History Channel - The History of St. Patrick's Day |
| | Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. | | | The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for thousands of years. | | | On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. |
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| | Feast Day of Saint Nicholas in Whyt Whey |
| | At 6:00, spiritually replete from the theatrical repast, a feast shall be served to nourish the body. | | | Curtain for the play is at 5 PM, with the feast to follow at 6PM. | | | After the feast, there shall be room for dancing and other such amusements until the hall closes. |
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| | La Festa di San Giuseppe |
| | On March 19th in New York City, people from Sicily, Campobasso, Molise, and Riccia, and their descendents celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph. | | | .] Since this holy day is celebrated in NYC rather privately in Italian homes and neighborhoods, and since there is no Italian-American parade associated with it [unlike in October on Columbus Day], these traditional Mediterranean customs are almost invisible to outsiders. | | | Some Italian-American families keep up the custom -- but only by inviting relatives and close friends to this feast. |
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| | Patron Saints Index: Saint George |
| | In the 15th century his feast day was as popular and important as Christmas. | | | Due to his chivalrous behavior (protecting women, fighting evil, dependence on faith and might of arms, largesse to the poor), devotion to Saint George became popular in the Europe after the 10th century. | | | Hearing the story on a day when a princess was to be eaten, he crossed himself, rode to battle against the serpent, and killed it with a single blow with his lance. |
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| | CHARMING BILLY'S CASABA--Main Site Map. |
| | All people who have been canonized by the Catholic Church as "Saints" have "Feast Days." The two most popular Feast Days during the Calendar Year are St. Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) and for the Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March 17). | | | is owned by Charming Billy's Red Letter Feast Day Extravaganza. | | | This website also touches on President's Day, Ground Hog Day and Martin Luther King Day. |
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| | San Lorenzo Feast Day Preserves New Mexico's Ancient History |
| | The celebration will be held on the traditional feast day of Saint Lawrence. | | | San Lorenzo Feast Day Preserves New Mexico's Ancient History | | | "San Lorenzo Feast Day has been around so long that its exact origins are unknown," Cook said. |
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