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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]
December 8 is the 342nd day of the year ... a holy day of obligation in others), ... celebrated on the second Monday in December.
Assumption Day: Assunzione di Maria in Cielo: 1 November: All Saints' Day: Tutti i santi, Ognissanti: 8 December: Immaculate Conception: Immacolata Concezione: 25 December: Christmas Day: Natale: 26 December: Saint Stephen's Day: Santo Stefano
National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 5-11) Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25-January 5) ... National Slime Day. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. December 8. Feast of the Immaculate ...
December 8/21. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). December 21 / December 8. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). December 7. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. December 8. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore.
7 December: Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial; 8 December: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – solemnity; 9 December: Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin – optional memorial; 10 December: Our Lady of Loreto – optional memorial a; 11 December: Saint Damasus I, Pope – optional memorial
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days.
Traditionally, the Christian calendar recognizes Oct. 31 as All Hallows’ Eve, holding a vigil when the faithful would pray and fast prior to the feast day of All Saints' Day (or All Hallows’ Day).