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Sun. 3/27
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All day
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Easter Sunday
Easter is the celebration of Christ's ressurection. The ressurection took place on Sunday, which was from then on the "Lord's Day"."
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Thu. 5/5
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All day
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Ascension
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Sun. 5/15
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All day
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Pentecost
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Sat. 8/6
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All day
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Transfiguration
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Mon. 8/15
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All day
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Assumption Day
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Sun. 10/2
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All day
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Feast of the Guardian Angels
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All day
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Feast of the Gaurdian Angles
Catholic day
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Sun. 10/23
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All day
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Creation
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Mon. 10/31
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All day
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Reformation Day
Protestant day (Oct 31). On this day in 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg Germany, thereby beginning the Protestant Reformation. Lutherans observe this day on the preceding of following Sunday.
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Tue. 11/1
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All day
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All Saints Day
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Mon. 11/28
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All day
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Advent Sunday
Sunday closest to St Andrew's Day begins the Advent season and the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. There are four Advent Sundays before Christmas.
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Thu. 12/8
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All day
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Immaculate Conception
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Sun. 12/25
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All day
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Christmas
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Wed. 12/28
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All day
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Childermas
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Thu. 1/5
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All day
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Epiphany Eve
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Fri. 1/6
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All day
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Epiphany
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Fri. 1/13
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All day
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Feast of the Baptism of Christ
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Tue. 2/14
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All day
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St. Valentine's Day
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Mon. 2/27
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All day
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Shrove Monday
Monday before Ash Wednesday. Also called Rose Monday. In Denmark, today is calledFastelavn. In Germany and Austria today coincides with Fasching (or Feast of Fools).
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Tue. 2/28
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All day
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Shrove Tuesday
Today is the last day of Shrovetide, and a time of merrymaking before Lent. Also known as Mardi Gras.
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