Easter Sunday
Easter is the celebration of Christ's ressurection. The ressurection took place on Sunday, which was from then on the "Lord's Day"."
Thu. 5/5
All day
Ascension
Sun. 5/15
All day
Pentecost
Sat. 8/6
All day
Transfiguration
Mon. 8/15
All day
Assumption Day
Sun. 10/2
All day
Feast of the Guardian Angels
All day
Feast of the Gaurdian Angles
Catholic day
Sun. 10/23
All day
Creation
Mon. 10/31
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Reformation Day
Protestant day (Oct 31). On this day in 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg Germany, thereby beginning the Protestant Reformation. Lutherans observe this day on the preceding of following Sunday.
Tue. 11/1
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All Saints Day
Mon. 11/28
All day
Advent Sunday
Sunday closest to St Andrew's Day begins the Advent season and the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. There are four Advent Sundays before Christmas.
Thu. 12/8
All day
Immaculate Conception
Sun. 12/25
All day
Christmas
Wed. 12/28
All day
Childermas
Thu. 1/5
All day
Epiphany Eve
Fri. 1/6
All day
Epiphany
Fri. 1/13
All day
Feast of the Baptism of Christ
Tue. 2/14
All day
St. Valentine's Day
Mon. 2/27
All day
Shrove Monday
Monday before Ash Wednesday. Also called Rose Monday. In Denmark, today is calledFastelavn. In Germany and Austria today coincides with Fasching (or Feast of Fools).
Tue. 2/28
All day
Shrove Tuesday
Today is the last day of Shrovetide, and a time of merrymaking before Lent. Also known as Mardi Gras.