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Feast of the Immaculate Conception Celebrated by Christians

Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Date: December 8

Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

On December 8, Christians all over the world celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a day to celebrate the dogma of the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, without any stain of the original sin.

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Posted on 07 Dec 2011 in : Andorra Holidays,Argentina Holidays,Austria Holidays,Balearic Islands Holidays,Canary Islands,Chile Holidays,Christian Calendar,Costa Rica Holidays,December Holidays,Italy Holidays,Liechtenstein Holidays,Malta Holidays,Monaco Holidays,Nicaragua Holidays,Panama Holidays,Paraguay Holidays,Peru Holidays,San Marino Holidays,Seychelles Holidays,Spain Holidays,Venezuela Holidays


Advent Sunday Celebrated by Christians Around the Globe

Advent Sunday is a religious observance for Christians around the world.

Advent Sunday: November 29

Advent Sunday is a religious observance for Christians around the world.

Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is the first day of the liturgical year for Western Christian Churches. It is the start of the season of Advent that will end on Christmas and is the time of preparation for the birth of Jesus and his presence among us. Advent comes from the Latin word adventus (arrival).

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Posted on 26 Nov 2011 in : Christian Calendar,November Holidays


St. John’s Day Celebrated in Many Parts of the World

St. John’s Day is a religious holiday celebrated around the world.

St. John’s Day: June 24

St. John’s Day is a religious holiday celebrated around the world.

St. John’s Day (sometimes called the Feast of St. John) is celebrated on June 24 every year. The Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, and some Protestant Churches commemorate the nativity of St. John on this day. John the Baptist is seen as a major religious figure who led the movement for Baptism near the Jordan River.

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Posted on 23 Jun 2011 in : Andorra Holidays,Christian Calendar,June Holidays,Latvia Holidays,Macau Holidays,May Holidays


Trinity Sunday Celebrated by Christians Around the Globe

Trinity Sunday is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

Trinity Sunday: May 30

Trinity Sunday is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

Trinity Sunday celebrates among Christians the dogma of the Holy Trinity, the three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In Western churches it is celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost, and in Eastern Christian Churches on the Sunday of Pentecost.

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Posted on 29 May 2011 in : Christian Calendar,May Holidays


Whit Monday Celebrated by Christians Around the Globe

Whit Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world.

Whit Monday: May 24

Whit Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world.

Whit Monday, popularly known as the Monday of the Holy Spirit or Pentecost Monday, is a day celebrated by Christians around the world directly after the day of Pentecost. The holiday is considered moveable as its date is determined by the date of Easter in both the Eastern and Western forms of Christianity.

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Posted on 23 May 2011 in : Andorra Holidays,Antigua and Barbuda Holidays,Bahamas Holidays,Barbados Holidays,Belgium Holidays,Benin Holidays,Central African Republic Holidays,Christian Calendar,Cote d'Ivoire Holidays,Denmark Holidays,Dominica Holidays,France Holidays,Gabon Holidays,Germany Holidays,Grenada Holidays,Hungary Holidays,Iceland Holidays,Liechtenstein Holidays,Luxembourg Holidays,Madagascar Holidays,May Holidays,Monaco Holidays,Netherlands Holidays,Norway Holidays,Reunion Islands Holidays,Rwanda Holidays,Senegal Holidays,Solomon Islands,Sweden Holidays,Switzerland Holidays,Togo Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays