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Every year, on the holy day of Asura, the Shiite commemorate Hussein’s sacrifice.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2015
The two big Christian holy days are eternally linked.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of holy day was
before the 12th century
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“Holy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20day. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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holy day
noun
: a day set aside for special religious observance
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