feast-day
111holy day — Synonyms and related words: High Holiday, High Holy Day, Sabbath, Sunday, bank holiday, church calendar, church feast, day of festivities, day off, ecclesiastical calendar, fast, feast, feast day, festival day, fete day, fixed feast, gala day,… …
112St. Andrew's Day — Andrzejki redirects here. For the village, see Andrzejki, Podlaskie Voivodeship. Saint Andrew s Day St Andrew Observed by Roman Catholic Church (traditional holy day of precept) Patronal feast of Scotland …
113Fête nationale du Québec (Saint Jean Baptiste Day) — Infobox Holiday caption = Fête nationale parade, Montreal, June 24, 2006 holiday name = Fête nationale du Québec (Saint Jean Baptiste Day) nickname = La St Jean , Fête de St Jean Baptiste observedby = POV statement|date=August 2008 *Quebecers… …
114Bricriu’s Feast — (Fled Bricrenn) (ca. eighth century) Bricriu’s Feast is one of the longest tales in the group of early Irish narratives known as the ULSTER CYCLE, the cycle containing the exploits of the great Irish mythological hero CUCHULAIN. The story,… …
115Thanksgiving Day — noun fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag • Syn: ↑Thanksgiving • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday,… …
116Lord's Day — See also: Sabbath in Christianity Contents 1 Textual tradition 1.1 Ambiguous references 1.2 U …
117Saint Crispin's Day — is the feast day of the Christian saints Crispin and Crispinian (Also known as Crispinus and Crispianus, though this spelling has fallen out of favour), twins who were martyred circa A.D. 286. It falls on 25 October each year. It is a day most… …
118movable feast — noun a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years • Syn: ↑moveable feast • Hypernyms: ↑feast day, ↑fete day • Hyponyms: ↑Easter, ↑Passover, ↑Pesach, ↑ …
119Accession Day tilt — The Accession Day tilts were a series of elaborate festivities held annually at the court of Elizabeth I of England to celebrate her Accession Day, November 17, also known as Queen s Day. [which was elevated into a Protestant feast day by adding… …
120Valentine's Day — n. short for SAINT VALENTINE S DAY * * * Lovers holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. Valentine is considered the patron of lovers and especially of those… …
