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We celebrate any feast day to honor particular saints for their great service to God and Christianity. When we honor the saints, we honor their Creator - God. Much the same as if we honor a great painting or sculpture or piece of music, we honor the person who created it.
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What is the Greek meaning of birthday?
Greeks don't traditionally celebrate birthdays. They celebrate their Name Days (the feast day of the saint they are named after).
what is the definition of Feast?
A feast day is the day we celebrate the life of someone who has been recognized as a saint. In the Roman Catholic Church, days are assigned to certain saints. Usually the saint's day of death (or entrance into glory) is chosen, but often either the day of death is not known or the calendar is crowded and another significant day will be chosen. Many people celebrate the feast day of the saint after whom they were name. For example, someone named Nick might celebrate Dec. 6th, the feast day of St.Nicholas, as their own feast day, too.
What is the definition of feast date?
A feast day is the day we celebrate the life of someone who has been recognized as a saint. In the Roman Catholic Church, days are assigned to certain saints. Usually the saint's day of death (or entrance into glory) is chosen, but often either the day of death is not known or the calendar is crowded and another significant day will be chosen. Many people celebrate the feast day of the saint after whom they were name. For example, someone named Nick might celebrate Dec. 6th, the feast day of St.Nicholas, as their own feast day, too.
What are the feasts of Saint Joseph?
He has two feast days: one on March 19 to celebrate his marriage to Mary and another on May 1 to celebrate his patronage of workers everywhere.
How is the Feast day celebrated for Saint David's day?
Most feast days are celebrated with a Mass in honor of that saint. If you want to know about local customs, you need to be more specific, as in, "How is St. David's feast day celebrated in Wales?"
When is Saint Alexandra's feast day?
The feast of Saint Alexandra of Amisus is March 20.there are 2 feast days April 21 and 23there is also saint Alexandra and her Companions her feast day is march 20
What traditions did the Laguna Pueblo Indians celebrate?
They celebrated feast days
What days did people celebrate holy days in Medieval times?
The number of church holidays varied with time and place.There were a number of holidays celebrating events in the life of Jesus or history of the Church, these included the following:ChristmasThe Feast of the Holy InnocentsThe Feast of the CircumcisionTwelfth DayCandlemasShrove TuesdayAsh WednesdayThe Feast of the AnnunciationPalm SundayGood FridayEasterThe Feast of the AscensionPentecostMost of these were important feasts for all Christians, regardless of where they were.There were other feast days, including every Sunday, regardless of whatever else was going on, including Lent, so Sundays in Lent were feast days, and Lenten fasts were not necessarily observed.There were saints' days, which were days designated as feasts for one saint or another. There being far more saints than days to be their feasts, any given day was most probably a feast day for some saint or other. These days were celebrated in places where the saint had some significance, such as being patron saint of the local church, ruling family, local noble family, or local church.
When is Saint Francis Assisi's Feast of days?
The feast day of St. Francis is on October 4.
What saint has the feast day in October?
There are several hundred saints who have feast days in October. A few examples are Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Therese of Lisieux.
Why do you celebrate the feast of the Holy Family?
Because it is part of the 12 days of Christmas.
What is the color if it's the feast day of a martyred saint?
Red is the color of the day on feast days of martyrs.
