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A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
National calendars of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church are lists of saints' feast days and other liturgical celebrations, organized by calendar date, that apply to those within the nation or nations to which each calendar applies who worship according to the Roman Rite of the Latin Church.
2 February: The Presentation of the Lord – feast; 3 February: Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial; 3 February: Saint Ansgar, Bishop – optional memorial; 5 February: Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr – memorial; 6 February: Saints Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs – memorial
Here's a list of the February holidays and observances to know about in 2025. Valentine's Day, National Golden Retriever Day, and more make it on this list.
No Old Testament figures are commemorated in the Church of England calendar, but the litany "Thanksgiving for the Holy Ones of God" (included in Common Worship: Times and Seasons on pp. 558–560, immediately after "The Eucharist of All Saints") includes ten names from before Christ, so they are presumably not excluded on principle, and could ...
Daily holidays and observances in February 2024 February 1. Decorating with Candy Day. National Baked Alaska Day. National Change Your Password Day. National Dark Chocolate Day.
[a] The Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that the remembrance of the saints has three parts: thanksgiving to God, the strengthening our faith, and the imitation of the saints' holy living. [b] [3] As a result, the Lutheran reformers retained a robust calendar of saints to be commemorated throughout the year.
See Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are ...