This question is asked on the day that the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanna, the celebration of the new year, begins in 2024. The institution of the holiday is found in the Book of Leviticus, chapter 33: > 23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the people of > Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, > you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with > blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall not do any > ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.” The gospels depict Jesus as participating in several Jewish holidays but not this one, as far as I know. Based on the New Testament and the writings of the Church Fathers, does this holiday figure in early Christian tradition?

Did ancient Roman Christians celebrate any Roman national holidays? Or were all their national holidays festivities which honored pagan gods?

It is a precept of the Catholic Church for one to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation. I have not received a uniform answer to the following question, so I pose it here hoping that someone who is certain of an answer may post it: How late can a person arrive at Mass, say on a Sunday, in order for that Mass to fulfill that person's obligation to assist at Mass? *Note:* One person told basically told me: *up to the Consecration*; another said *before the Gospel reading*.

Friday the 20th was my birthday and as usual, I'll just have a quiet time thanking God for my life. I don't fellowship with JWs anymore but my conscience will not allow me as to why at all I should hold this 'special' day for merry making. I couldn't devalue their view of this as ungodly. As far as I know, there are 3 instances of birthday celebrations which all ended in killing of people. 1st account is when Pharaoh puts his chief baker to death. > And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants...But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.(Genesis 40:20-22). 2nd account is at Job who lost his children during their birthday feast. However and whenever they celebrated, Job knew it didn't please God. >And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. (Job 1:4-5). >While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: (Job 1:18). From Job 3 we note that "their day" denotes birthdays. 3rd instance is where Herod beheaded John the Baptist on his birthday only to please his daughter. >But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask..."And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. (Matthew 14:6-10) I personally think that God has shown us how to celebrate our lives keeping the true purpose in mind. ( John 10:10, John 17:17, II Tim. 3:16-17). Today, people may not lose their lives at the celebrations and nowhere does the bible directly stop us from this activity but indirectly, what does it seem to be telling us, perhaps about the origin? All posts and counter-claims from any denomination will be helpful.

Can anyone give me a good reason to how it is ok to celebrate the resurrection of Yehoshu'a Immanuel in Pagan Ritual. And also to celebrate his birth in Pagan Ritual, even though he was not born in December to begin with. But it is such a bad thing to celebrate Halloween? And don't even try to go the stick with your traditions crap because when that was said these pagan holidays were not celebrated by Yehoshu'a and his disciples if anything we should be celebrating Yehoshu'a's birth during the feast of tabernacles and his resurrection on the feast of the Passover since these were the traditions of that time and they were what was practiced by the people the are in the Bible. And are the ones that closely relate to each event. But I imagine some of you will say that you are not Jewish so that is why you do not celebrate the feast days even though so much Bible prophecy is tied to them.

The one I've been subscribing to for almost 2 years is this one > en-gb.christian#holiday@group.v.calendar.google.com This can be accessed here or here I guess (re region: I have not seen any differences between these 2 for Nov2020-Dec2021). I can no longer recall where I found this. When I look this up, I don't see, on the 1st page of my google search results, any official site. I notice it 1. is missing: 'Christ the King' (but it's always on Sunday, so ok fine) and 2. is missing: New year's, which I mistaken in thinking it wasn't a holy day of obligation in certain countries because apparently new year is precisely the day Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is celebrated in Catholicism (and Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church) 3. is missing: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on new year or any other day of the calendar 4. contains: Feast of the Immaculate Conception. --- **Questions**: - 1. Of what denomination/s and region/s is this above calendar? - I'm realising just now that the 'gb' is possibly (some subset of) the UK. - (According to Wiki : The UK doesn't have uniform holy days of obligation. See Scotland vs England and Wales . Also, each contains neither 'Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God' nor 'Feast of the Immaculate Conception'.) - Not sure it's (UK or whatever) Catholic. 2. Is there some kind of catholic google calendar that covers all regions? Or at least a list of google calendar links for each region (eg the philippines, hong kong, united states, argentina, etc) ? Hopefully, it includes all the holy days of obligation for all regions . - I'm talking about Roman Catholic, but if there's a calendar that contains both Roman and Eastern Catholic (This question extends to Eastern Catholicism and whatever is full communion with Roman Catholicism), then fine.

If I'm Catholic Argentinian by birth and citizenship and reside in Argentina, then the only thing to check is if I'm Eastern Catholic or Roman Catholic. If I'm - Roman Catholic, - French in nationality and citizenship by birth, - but I recently renounced my French citizenship temporarily - to apply to some other citizenship say of Country X - and have yet to reapply for French citizenship because I don't yet have time - but I intend to reapply for French citizenship - and I reside in Germany, then 1. Which set of holy days of obligation will I follow? (France, Germany, Country X, a certain intersection, a certain union) 2. Which lent fasting rules will I follow? (France, Germany, Country X, a certain intersection, a certain union) 3. How do the answers above change if I reacquire my French citizenship? Of course **I'm not asking specifically** about France, Germany and Roman Catholicism (This question extends to Eastern Catholicism and whatever is full communion with Roman Catholicism). **I'm asking in general**: - Which diocese/region/country/whatever do Catholics (I'm asking for roman catholicism, but you can answer eastern or other full communion's if you want) fall under for purposes of holy days of obligation or lent, do when they have dual or renounced citizenships or when they reside in a country that is not of their citizenship? --- Related: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/75713/are-filipino-roman-catholics-required-to-not-have-meat-on-all-fridays-of-lent https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/79822/google-calendar-for-catholic-holdiays-holy-days-of-obligation

Many Catholic churches in the U.S. consider **Trunk-or-Treat** as a "Christ-centered, safe, family celebration". With expectations that volunteer workers' costumes & stations allude to biblical stories or saints, **Are Catholic Trunk-or-Treat parties considered Halloween or All-Saint's-Day parties?**

In the name day tradition children are named after a patron saint according to their birthdays. A boy born in Russia on or near the feast day of some Saint Joseph might thus be named Iosif. Osip is a Russian derived form of Iosif. I can identify no Saint Osip. Does the name Osip suggest a patron Saint Joseph?

Prior to a change instituted by President Roosevelt I understand United States Thanksgiving was the last Thursday in November. This is invariably the last Thursday before Advent Sunday (Nov 27 - Dec 3). My question is whether this was deliberately intended to be the last Thursday before Advent, or if not was there some other reason.

I'll be visiting Italy during holidays and will be in Rome with my partner between 20 to 28th December. I'd have already visited monuments, Vatican City and several popular cathedrals. Being a non-Christian, I want to take care that I don't offend any locals. As most of the places will be closed on December 25th, what would be your recommendation for me to have the best experience of Rome offers with a religious perspective in mind for this day? ***Post Script**: This question was asked on StackExchange Travel community and people suggested me to ask the question on this site instead.*

Hello, I have been working on a hypothetical Daniel’s timeline for the final “week” of 7 years prophecy (using dispensational/literal interpretation of days in the timeline) described in Daniel/Revelation. I am using the Hebrew feast days, holidays, and other possible prophetic events as guidelines for the spacing of literal days. I was able to put together this figure for educational purposes. However, I found a discrepancy between the Yom Kippur feast day dates given at Hebcal.com vs. Torahcalendar.com in 2024. The dates differ by one whole month – roughly YK Oct 12, 2024 vs. YK Sept 12, 2024. I can’t find any real explanation about this discrepancy. Hebcal.com seems to be correct with the Hebrew leap years. The differences in how the sites make calculations does not seem to account for a whole month difference in dates. Does anyone have an explanation for the date differences in this case? P.S. Torahcalendar.com is not used by Jews for the most part. I believe it is Messianic Christian in origin. They don't give contact information. I do not think this question asked from a Christian perspective would be appreciated on the Judaism stack exchange. Thanks

I have always called it Sad Saturday in an effort to highlight the despair the disciples must have felt after seeing their Lord killed. [This answer](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/6184/what-is-the-connection-between-mardi-gras-fat-tuesday-ash-wednesday-lent-etc/6187#6187) covers a lot of those days in there (most clearly come from Catholic tradition), but only refers to the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter as the last day of the Holy Triduum. Is there a special name, from any tradition, for the day between Easter and Good Friday?

I was reading the "Teaching of the Twelve Apostles" to answer another question on this site and chanced upon a strange tidbit that I don't understand the meaning of: > The apostles further appointed: Celebrate the day of the Epiphany of our Saviour, which is the chief of the festivals of the Church, on the sixth day of the latter Canun, in the long number of the Greeks. > > ["Teaching of the Twelve Apostles"](http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0854.htm) What I'd like to know is: - What day of the year was that? - Was this the same Epiphany we know today (i.e., January 6th or thereabouts)? - Why was this the "chief of the festivals?" (What about Easter and Pentecost?)

In some strands of Reformed theology, the [regulative principle of worship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulative_principle_of_worship) is understood to mean that "church holidays," not specifically established in the Bible, should not be recognized in public worship. Thus in some denominations, church services around Christmas and Easter make no special mention of the holidays. John Calvin, of course, was a developer and proponent of the regulative principle of worship, but it's not clear to me how strictly he applied the rule to the case of Christmas. There seems to be an ongoing debate over his beliefs which is a bit difficult to wade through (see, for example, [quotes in favor](http://www.rbvincent.com/BibleStudies/calvinxmas.htm) and [against](https://www.naphtali.com/articles/chris-coldwell/john-calvin-and-holy-days/)) . Here, I'd like to suspend judgment on what he *thought*, and instead focus on what he *did*. **Did Calvin recognize or observe Christmas during public worship?** Did he do so only in certain places or times in his career? And if so, in what way did he observe it? Casual mention in an unrelated sermon, more hymns about Christ's birth than usual, or perhaps a sermon text like Micah 5 or Luke 2? To be clear, I'm not interested in whether or not Calvin gave gifts on Christmas or otherwise celebrated the holiday *outside* public worship. I'm only asking about his application of the regulative principle of worship, which applies only to public worship services.

In Sunday Missal approved for Ireland, England & Wales, and Scotland I found, that the Epiphany of the Lord is celebrated on 6 January in Ireland, while in England & Wales and Scotland on 8 January. The same shifting appears for the Baptism of the Lord celebration: 8 January in Ireland, 9 January in England & Wales and Scotland. What's the reason for these shifting? Can it be in order not to mix celebrations of same holidays in Church of England and in Roman Catholic Church for families with mixed confessions?

I am a Christian....however I no longer believe in many of the celebrations.... Christmas....Easter.....these are indeed pagan holidays and I think even if the person does not pay tribute to Nimrod nor Ishtar/Easter openly the foundation of the worship of both are still present in these holiest of celebrations. I'll go so far as to say that the deception runs throughout today's modern Christian church by leaders who are complicit in the deception at best just plain ignorant. What should I do? I imagine Messianic Jews know and practice the feasts set forth by Yahweh and know too that pagan practice runs throughout the Christian Church.

Can anyone tell me what are the major Christian festivals? Which are the given government holidays and which are not?

What are some of the main differences between the Jewish celebration of Passover from the Christian celebration of Easter?

Often times I see political correctness as an excuse to remove references to God. The excuse is that it is an effort to not offend those of different faiths. For example instead of *Christmas* it is the *Holiday Season*. I often times find myself torn on this matter. I have friends of many faiths, and I do not want to offend them, but is being politically correct showing shame for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? > **Mark 8:38 (KJV)** Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. *Is there a middle ground were we can show respect for the faith of others where we are not softening the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?* Of course I am never offended to hear members of other faiths talk about or celebrate their beliefs. Is maybe the true political correctness to just accept the faith and beliefs of others? I wish my Jewish friends a Happy Hanukkah and they wish me a Merry Christmas.