Kirchenfesttag

Definitions of Kirchenfesttag
  1. noun
    a religious holiday for Christians
    synonyms: Kirchenfeiertag, kirchlicher Feiertag
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    Ostern, Ostertag
    the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
    Palmsonntag
    Sunday before Easter
    Karfreitag
    Friday before Easter
    Gründonnerstag
    the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
    Fronleichnam
    Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
    Dreikönig
    twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
    Allerseelen
    a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
    Aschermittwoch
    the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
    Christi Himmelfahrt
    (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
    Mariä Himmelfahrt
    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
    Allerheiligen
    a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
    Weihnachten, Weihnachtsfest, Weihnachtstag
    a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
    Pfingsten
    seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
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