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  2. Christmastide - Wikipedia

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    [29] [30] To this day, the "Christian cultures in Western Europe and Latin America extend the season to forty days, ending on the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary on 2 February, a feast also known as Candlemas because of the blessing of candles on this day, inspired by the Song of Simeon, which ...

  3. Category:Christian art - Wikipedia

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    Christian images (7 C, 77 F) S. Saints in art (7 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Christian art" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.

  4. Mother's Day - Wikipedia

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    Mother's Day gift in 2007 Mother and daughter and Mother's Day card In most countries, Mother's Day is an observance derived from the holiday as it has evolved in the United States , promoted by companies who saw benefit in making it popular. [ 9 ]

  5. Assumption of Mary - Wikipedia

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    Also, this day is combined with Mother's Day in Costa Rica and parts of Belgium. Prominent Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox countries in which Assumption Day is an important festival but is not recognised by the state as a public holiday include the Czech Republic , Ireland , Mexico , the Philippines and Russia .

  6. Candlemas - Wikipedia

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    The Roman church's custom of blessing candles by the clergy found its way to Germany. The German conclusion that if the sun appeared on Candlemas, a hedgehog would cast a shadow, making a "second winter", was the origin of the modern American festival of Groundhog Day, as many of Pennsylvania's early settlers were German. [17]

  7. Christian art - Wikipedia

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    Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, including early Christian art and architecture and Christian media. Images of Jesus and narrative scenes from the Life of Christ are the most common subjects, and scenes from the Old Testament play a part in the art of most denominations.

  8. "Toxic mother-in-law math" is the latest version of the meme to hit TikTok in viral video from a mom of two in Canada.

  9. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The most common form of anchor found in early Christian images was that in which one extremity terminates in a ring adjoining the cross-bar while the other ends in two curved branches or an arrowhead; There are, however, many deviations from this form. [24] In general the anchor can symbolize hope, steadfastness, calm and composure. [25]