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November is the start of the holiday season in many parts of the world. It is a time for family, football, food, shopping and decorating, particularly in the Christian and Jewish world, leading to Christmas and...
Events in December 2024. Well, we made it to December. December is the holiday season, particularly in Western nations, where Christianity and Judaism are the faiths most common in the nation's past. ...
A toddler playing in the fountain at a park in Santa Fe, New Mexico—Photo LD Lewis. In August, we live through the Dog Days of Summer. It's hot and often humid, and those ...
Saint Luke wrote one of the four Gospels in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students, and butchers. Today is his feast day.
Why so many feast days in the Catholic and Orthodox churches? The Church granted feast days to allow patrons of the Crown. As most worked six days a week, feast days provided a break that landowners and nobility couldn't deny. The average American gets 104 weekend days and seven national holidays off work a year.
In medieval times, there were approximately 60 feast days a year. Add this to 52 Sundays, Christmas, and Easter, which equals at least 114 days off a year, three more days than most Americans are afforded each year.
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