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Because at roughly the same time, Christmas was also changing and becoming virtually two holidays: a spiritual holy day that focused on the Good News of the birth of Jesus Christ, and a secular commercial phenomenon that had little to do with Christianity at all.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The early Christian church established the holy days, All Saints’ Day (or All Hallows’ Day) and All Souls’ Day, to honor saints and the recently departed.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The Wednesday the holy day falls on is 46 days before Easter and typically falls between mid-February to the beginning of March each year depending on when Easter Sunday is.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 12 Feb. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The early Christian church established the holy days, All Saints’ Day (or All Hallows’ Day) and All Souls’ Day, to honor saints and the recently departed.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The Wednesday the holy day falls on is 46 days before Easter and typically falls between mid-February to the beginning of March each year depending on when Easter Sunday is.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Holy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20day. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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