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The Lord's Evening Meal, also known as the Memorial of Jesus' Death, is an annual commemoration of the death of Jesus by Jehovah's Witnesses.Witnesses consider it the only religious event that Christians are commanded to observe by the Bible, as well as the most important day of the year.
The Memorial of Jesus' Death, also known as the Lord's Evening Meal, is an annual commemoration of the death of Jesus by Jehovah's Witnesses.Witnesses consider it the only religious event that Christians are commanded to observe by the Bible, as well as the most important day of the year.
Jehovah's Witnesses suffered religious persecution by the Nazis because they refused military service and allegiance to Hitler's National Socialist Party. [354] [355] Of those, 2,000 were sent to Nazi concentration camps, where they were identified by purple triangles; [355] as many as 1,200 died, including 250 who were executed.
Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), which begins on Wednesday, October 2, kickstarts the religious holidays of the month. Yom Kippur (the holiest day of the year in Judaism), Sukkot, and Diwali ...
They observe it on Nisan 14 according to the ancient Jewish lunisolar calendar. [26] Jehovah's Witnesses are taught that this is the only celebration the Bible commands Christians to observe. [27] In the days leading up to the Memorial, Bible reading is assigned from chapters about the days leading up to Jesus' death.
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In the United States, there are two major holidays celebrated in January: New Year’s Day (January 1, 2024) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2024). Both of these are federal holidays ...
Christian observance of Passover is in modern times referred to as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday and is held the day before Good Friday. Sometimes a shortened Seder meal is practiced. Many churches do a washing of the feet of the congregation on this day in recognition of Jesus washing the apostles feet at the last supper.