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quarter day
a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
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holy day of obligation
a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
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January 20, Saint Agnes's Eve
a Christian holy day
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Easter Day, Easter Sunday
the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
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Palm Sunday
Sunday before Easter
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Passion Sunday
second Sunday before Easter
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Good Friday
Friday before Easter
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Low Sunday
the Sunday following Easter
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Holy Saturday
the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent
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Holy Innocents' Day, Innocents' Day
December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
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Septuagesima, Septuagesima Sunday
the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
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Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sunday
the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
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Quadragesima, Quadrigesima Sunday
the first Sunday in Lent
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Trinity Sunday
eighth Sunday after Easter
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Rogation Day
one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication
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Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday
the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
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Corpus Christi
Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
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June 29, Saints Peter and Paul
first celebrated in the 3rd century
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Epiphany, Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth day
twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
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March 19, Saint Joseph, St Joseph
a Christian holy day
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Twelfth night
eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5
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All Souls' Day, November 2
a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
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Ash Wednesday
the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
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Ember Day
a day set aside for fasting and prayer
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Advent Sunday
the first of the four Sundays during Advent
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Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, pancake day
the last day before Lent
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August 6, Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day
(Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus
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11 November, Martinmas, St Martin's Day
the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
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Annunciation, Annunciation Day, Lady Day, March 25
a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2
feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
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August 1, Lammas, Lammas Day
commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
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January 1, Solemnity of Mary
(Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation
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Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
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Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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All Saints' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmas, Hallowmass, November 1
a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
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December 8, Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
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Christmas, Christmas Day, Dec 25, Xmas
a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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June 24, Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day, St John's Day
a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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Pentecost, Whitsunday
seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland