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Unlike the Latin Church date of 8 December for the feast, the Eastern feast is not exactly nine months before the feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos (8 September), but a day later. Mary is conceived by her parents as we are all conceived. But in her case it is a pure act of faith and love, in obedience to God's will, as an answer to prayer.
The Eastern Church first celebrated a Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy and All Pure Mother of God on 9 December, perhaps as early as the 5th century in Syria.The original title of the feast focused more specifically on Saint Anne, being termed Sylepsis tes hagias kai theoprometoros Annas ("conception of Saint Anne, the ancestress of God"). [5]
In finance, date rolling occurs when a payment day or date used to calculate accrued interest falls on a holiday, according to a given business calendar. In this case, the date is moved forward or backward in time such that it falls in a business day, according to the same business calendar. The choice of the date rolling rule is conventional.
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One of my favorites has been making a celebration out of the entire month of December. From "bad" holiday romcom-watching parties to a habit of collecting tree ornaments every place I travel , I ...
Pages in category "December observances" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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