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The Solemnity of the Assumption on 15 August was celebrated in the Eastern Church from the 6th century. The Western Church adopted this date as a Holy Day of Obligation to commemorate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a reference to the belief in a real, physical elevation of her sinless soul and incorrupt body into Heaven.
School of Canon Law; Canonists ... holy days of obligation are, ... the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, ...
The popular tradition of taking a trip during Ferragosto arose under the Fascist regime.In the second half of the 1920s, during the mid-August period, the regime organised hundreds of popular trips through the fascist leisure and recreational organisations of various corporations, and via the setting up of the "People's Trains of Ferragosto", which were available at discounted prices.
In the Syro-Malabar Church, there are 6 holy days of obligation: [3] Epiphany (January 6) Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29) The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter) St. Thomas (July 3) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15) Christmas (December 25)
The Lady Chapel. The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace is a place of Marian devotion and pilgrimage sited in the North Yorkshire village of Osmotherley.Christians have visited this small church, known as the “Lady Chapel”, for centuries and continue the tradition through an annual pilgrimage [1] every summer on the Sunday nearest the Feast of the Assumption, 15 August.
The three-day festival of Nemoralia corresponds to the Catholic feast days of Hippolytus of Rome (a supposed 3rd century CE martyr who shares a name with Hippolytus, a mythological figure heavily associated with Diana) on August 13, and the feast of Assumption of Mary on August 15. Scholars such as C.M. Green, James Frazer, and others have ...
School start dates: Here's why the DOE calendar 2024 and the first day of school are so different all around the country.
Labour Day: Between April 30 and June 3 Forty days after Easter: Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus Between May 11 and June 14 Monday after Pentecost: Whit Monday: Descent of the Holy Spirit June 21: Martyrs' Day: Honors all the people who fought for Togo throughout history. Celebrated with military parades. [4] August 15: Assumption Day ...