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holiday — n 1. vacation, day off, time off, breathing space or spell, respite, recess; furlough, leave, leave of absence, sabbatical. 2. gala day, red letter day, banner day, field day; occasion, event, birthday, anniversary, jubilee; carnival, fair,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Holy Day of Obligation — Christianity portal In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation,[1] less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which, as … Wikipedia
Epiphany (holiday) — This article is about the feast day. For the feeling, see Epiphany (feeling). Epiphany, (Koine Greek: ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, manifestation , striking appearance ,[1]) or Theophany, (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θεοφάνεια, Τheophaneia,[2]) meaning vision of… … Wikipedia
St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 — The St Andrew s Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that officially designates St. Andrew s Day (30 November) to be a bank holiday in Scotland.BackgroundThe Bill that led to the Act being passed was first… … Wikipedia
holy days of obligation — in the Roman Catholic Church, religious feast days on which Catholics must attend mass and refrain from unnecessary work. Although all Sundays are sanctified in this way, the term holy days usually refers to other feasts that must be… … Universalium
Immaculate Conception — • In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus… … Catholic encyclopedia
Shrine of Guadalupe — Shrine of Guadalupe † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Shrine of Guadalupe Guadalupe is strictly the name of a picture, but was extended to the church containing the picture and to the town that grew up around. The word is Spanish Arabic, but… … Catholic encyclopedia
St. Michael the Archangel — St. Michael the Archangel † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Michael the Archangel (Hebrew Who is like God? ). St. Michael is one of the principal Angels; his name was the war cry of the good angels in the battle fought in … Catholic encyclopedia
St. George — St. George † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. George Martyr, patron of England, suffered at or near Lydda, also known as Diospolis, in Palestine, probably before the time of Constantine. According to the very careful investigation of the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Leodegar — Infobox Saint name=Saint Leodegar (or Leger) Bishop of Autun birth date=c. 615 death date=death date|679|10|2|mf=y feast day=October 2 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 250px caption= The martyrdom of St. Leger. From a picture French… … Wikipedia
Saint Anne's Guild — was one of the medieval religious guilds or associations of the City of Dublin, Ireland. It is most noteworthy for the considerable documentary evidence extant and for having survived as a Catholic lay association until the eighteenth century,… … Wikipedia