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The present Italian name of the holiday, Ferragosto, may derive from the Latin name, Feriae Augusti ("Holidays of the Emperor Augustus"), [61] since the month of August took its name from the emperor. The feast was introduced by Bishop Cyril of Alexandria in the 5th century. In the course of Christianization, he put it on 15 August
Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated on 15 August in all of Italy.It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of Emperor Augustus, who made 1 August a day of rest after weeks of hard work on the agricultural sector.
The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Dormition not on a fixed date, but on the Sunday nearest 15 August. In Western Churches the corresponding feast is known as the Assumption of Mary , with the exception of the Scottish Episcopal Church , which has traditionally celebrated the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15.
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August 15. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 60. Menologion: The Fifteenth Day of the Month of August. Orthodoxy in China. August 15. Latin Saints of the Orthodox ...
For internal tourism, peaks of tourist flows are also recorded on the occasion of the three national civil holidays, Liberation Day (25 April), International Workers' Day (1 May) and the Festa della Repubblica (2 June), [19] [20] as well as for three religious holidays, the Ferragosto (15 August), [21] All Saints' Day (1 November) [22] and the ...
Get a full list of August 2024 holidays and observances, like National Sisters Day, International Allyship Day, National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, and more.
August 15. Indian Independence Day. National Lemon Meringue Pie Day. National Relaxation Day. August 16. National Rum Day. National Roller Coaster Day. National Tell a Joke Day. August 17 ...