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    Saint Knut's Day (Swedish: tjugondag jul, lit. 'twentieth-day Christmas'; tjugondag Knut, lit. 'twentieth-day Knut'; or knutmasso; Finnish: nuutinpäivä...
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    the gift of myrrh to Jesus. In the Catholic Church, he is regarded as a saint (as are the other two Magi). The Gospel of Matthew does not give the names...
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    Twelfth Night (5 January), the twelfth day of Christmastide and eve of the feast of the Epiphany, or on Epiphany Day (6 January) itself, many Christians...
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    A Knut's party or Knut's dance (Swedish: julgransplundring, literally: "Christmas tree plundering") is a tradition in Sweden on St. Knut's Day (13 January)...
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    Caspar (magus) (redirect from Saint Gaspar)
    Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Caspar and the other two Magi are considered saints by the Catholic Church. While it is generally accepted that Casper/Kaspar/Gaspar/Jasper...
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    the same day, and may optionally be replaced by that of a non-obligatory memorial or of any saint mentioned in the Roman Martyrology for that day. The solemnities...
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    celebration is on January 13, St. Knut's Day, more commonly known as "Twentieth Day Yule" (or "Twentieth Day Knut"). In Louisiana, Epiphany is the beginning...
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    of gold to Jesus. In the Western Christian church, he is regarded as a saint (as are the other two Magi). The Gospels in the New Testament do not give...
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    The Saint Andrew Daily Missal. St. Bonaventure Publications. p. IX, 125. "Liturgical Calendar for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter"...
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    the door Pilgrimage to Al-Maghtas Badalisc La Befana Moravian star Saint Knut's Day Star singers Hymns and carols As with Gladness Men of Old Brightest...
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    coin as the fève, is eaten on New Year's Day in Greece (but often even much later), and is associated with Saint Basil. Portuguese Bolo Rei Roscón Mexican...
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    Feast of the Transfiguration (category Infobox holiday fixed day (2))
    New Book of Festivals and Commemorations: A Proposed Common Calendar of Saints 2008 p378 "Epiphany". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Archived from...
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    (2 km (1.2 mi) to the west), the Zor area, where the ancient Church of Saint John the Baptist is situated. The site is close to the ancient road between...
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  • the traditional end of the Christmas season and until 2013 was the last day of the Christmas holidays for both primary and secondary schools in Ireland...
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    Candelora) is considered the last cold day of winter. In Tenerife (Spain), it is the day of the Virgin of Candelaria (Saint Patron of the Canary Islands). In...
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  • San Baltasar (category Folk saints)
    as a saint. San Baltasar appears as a crowned black man wearing a red robe or cloak and carrying a scepter or a staff. San Baltasar's feast day is 6 January...
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    celebrated on 19 January (or 20 in a leap year), corresponding to the 11th day of Terr in the Ge'ez calendar. Timkat celebrates the baptism of Jesus in...
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    with the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, which was then kept on the General Roman Calendar on January 18 - the same day that the Anglican Church kept...
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    North State Texas College. p. 10. Both have remained popular to the present day, the former being referred to as the "King of Chorales" and the latter, as...
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    Catholic Church as his feast day. In Sweden and Finland he is historically, however, partially associated with St. Knut's Day, which in reality was celebrated...
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  • Easter Day, the Paschal feast of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the ninth day of May will be the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the nineteenth day of May...
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    the door Pilgrimage to Al-Maghtas Badalisc La Befana Moravian star Saint Knut's Day Star singers Hymns and carols As with Gladness Men of Old Brightest...
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    St. Stephen's Day, 26 December. The tradition of Star boys (sometimes even with Judas Iscariot), singing and acting about Christmas, Saint Stephen and Epiphany...
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    Corinthians 10:1–4), culminating in the baptism account from the Gospel of Saint Mark (1:9–11) followed by the Great Litany. This is sung just as at the...
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  • in its regular musical setting. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints use the hymn, though set to a piece of music by Dan Carter instead of...
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    celebrated uninterruptedly since 1866. It is celebrated every January 5 (the day preceding the feast of Epiphany) in the evening. In Spain, after greeting...
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    the door Pilgrimage to Al-Maghtas Badalisc La Befana Moravian star Saint Knut's Day Star singers Hymns and carols As with Gladness Men of Old Brightest...
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