Whit Saturday
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Saturday June 4, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Pentecost
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Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
Whitsunday
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Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Whit Monday
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Monday June 6, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Optional holiday
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Thursday June 16, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Corpus Christi
Regional holiday
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Thursday June 16, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Corpus Christi only in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine- Land Palatinate, Saarland , Saxony, Thuringia
St John the Baptist (Florence, Turin, and Genoa only)
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Friday June 24, 2022
Catholic or protestant : When Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive Christ, St John the Baptist also announced that Elizabeth was already six months pregnant with John, which explains that his birthday comes three months after Annunciation Day
St Peter's Day
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Wednesday June 29, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Assumption
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Monday August 15, 2022
Catholic or protestant : The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is the dogma so far defined by the Church. The definition was made by Pope Pius XII on 1st November 1950. The Pope proclaimed: We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
Regional holiday
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Saturday September 24, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Virgin of the Mercedes in León only
Regional holiday
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Thursday September 29, 2022
Catholic or protestant : St Michael - Christian celebration of angels as companions who help fight off the power of evil and who are present at the hour of death. in Lleida only
Leodegar
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Sunday October 2, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Saint Leodegar or Leger, Bishop of Autun (c. 615 Sarcing, Somme October 2, 679), was the great opponent of Ebroin the mayor of the Palace of Neustria and the leader of the faction of Austrasian great nobles in the struggles for hegemony over the waning Merovingian dynasty. His torture and death made him a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church, which embraced the cause of the Austrasian mayors of the palace, the Arnulfings, in the following century, anointed as the Carolingian dynasty. in Luzern only Wikipedia
All Saints' Day
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Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic or protestant : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837.
All Saints' Day
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Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic or protestant : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. Kriens, Hochwald [Solothurn], St.Gallen
All Souls' Day
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Catholic or protestant : This is an ancient festivity that has been much transformed through the years,but which was intended in prehispanic Mexico to celebrate children and the dead. This holiday is a time when Mexican families remember their dead and the continuity of life. The original celebration can be traced to the Aztec civilization, in the month of Miccailhuitontli, presided by the Lady of the Dead , goddess Mictecacihuatl and dedicated to children and the dead. This celebration is also observed in other countries in Latin América. Families visit the graves and engage in sprucing up the gravesite, decorating it with flowers, setting out and eating a festive picnic.
Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)
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Friday November 4, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
All Souls' Day
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Saturday November 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
National Protestant & Evangelical Churches day
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Wednesday November 30, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Dia do Evangélico (only in Brasilia)
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Wednesday November 30, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
St Françis Xavier
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Saturday December 3, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Christian recognition of service to people and appreciation of the natural world, as practiced by the Jesuit Order which he founded.
St Nicholas (Bari only)
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Tuesday December 6, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Patron saint of children
Immaculate Conception
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Thursday December 8, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Christmas Eve
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Saturday December 24, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Optional holiday
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Christmas Day in the provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat, Satun, Yala
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Christmas Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
St Stephen's Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
St Stephen's Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Christian remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
St Stephen's Day
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
Christmas Day
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.