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61SUKKOT — (Heb. סֻכּוֹת; booths or tabernacles ), the festival, beginning on the 15th day of Tishre, which commemorates the sukkot in which the Children of Israel dwelt in the wilderness after the Exodus. The festival lasts for seven days, of which the… …
62Saint — For other uses, see Saint (disambiguation) and The Saint (disambiguation). Sainthood redirects here. For the Tegan and Sara album, see Sainthood (album). In traditional Christian iconography, saints are often depicted as having halos, which is a… …
63BENEDICTIONS — (Heb. sing. בְּרָכָה, berakhah; pl. בְּרָכוֹת, berakhot), formulas of blessing or thanksgiving, in public and private services. The Hebrew noun berakhah is derived from the verb brk ברך ( to fall on one s knees ). The Talmud ascribes the… …
64Canonical hours — Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday. Canonical hours are divisions of time which serve as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers. In western Catholicism,… …
65Culture of Thailand — Statue of a mythical Kinnon at Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok The Culture of Thailand incorporates cultural beliefs and characteristics indigenous to the area known as modern day Thailand coupled with much influence from ancient India, China, Cambodia,… …
66Reserved sacrament — The Tabernacle at St. Raphael s Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa, containing the Reserved Sacrament. During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the second part of the Mass, the elements of bread and wine are considered, in some branches of Christian practice …
67Sukkah — A sukkah is a temporary dwelling that Jews use during the holiday of Sukkot.tructure According to Halakha, a sukkah is a structure consisting of a roof made of organic material which has been disconnected from the ground (the s chach ). A sukkah… …
68Хэллоуин — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Хэллоуин (значения). Хэллоуин Праздничный постамент в …
69TEMPLE MOUNT — TEMPLE MOUNT, the trapezoid shaped (approximately rectangular) walled in area (approx. 140 dunams) in the southeastern corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. The four walls surrounding it (see western wall ) date – at least in their lower parts –… …
70Canons and Canonesses Regular — • According to St. Thomas Aquinas, a canon regular is essentially a religious cleric Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canons and Canonesses Regular Canons and Canonesses Regular …
