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January 5, 2023
What is Epiphany (holiday)?
Epiphany (holiday)<br />From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br /><br /><br />Nativity scene with the adoration of the Magi<br />Epiphany is a Christian holiday or festival on January 6. It celebrates the revelation of the Christ child to the Gentiles, when the Magi or wise men visited Bethlehem to see Jesus, by following a star. It is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2.<br /><br />Epiphany is included in the Christmas time.<br /><br />Epiphany (holiday). (2022, January 3). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:20, October 24, 2022 from <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epiphany_" rel="noopener">https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epiphany_</a>(holiday)&oldid=7941799.
December 31, 2022
What is New Year's Day?
New Year's Day<br />From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />Jump to navigationJump to search<br />New Year's Day<br />New Year's Day<br />Fireworks in Mexico City at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, 2013<br />Observed byUsers of the Gregorian calendar<br />SignificanceThe first day of the Gregorian year<br />Date1 January<br />CelebrationsMaking New Year's resolutions, church services, parades, sporting events, fireworks[1]<br />Related toNew Year's Eve, Christmastide<br />New Year's Day is a holiday in many countries. It was created to welcome the new year. In most countries, New Year Day is celebrated on 1 January. This holiday has been the most celebration with over 200 countries and territories in the world.<br /><br />The new year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have new year celebrations.<br /><br /><br />Contents<br />1Modern new year celebrations<br />2Historical dates for the new year<br />2.1Early Christmas<br />3References<br />4Other websites<br />Modern new year celebrations<br />DateCelebration<br />1 JanuaryChristian New Year<br />14 JanuaryEastern Orthodox New Year<br />21 JanuaryChinese New Year (also known as the lunar year. It takes place every year on the first lunar month)<br />21 JanuaryVietnamese New Year (also known as the Tết Nguyên Đán)<br />January to MarchTibetan New Year<br />14 MarchSikh / Nanakshahi New Year (also called Hola Mohalla)<br />20 or 21 MarchIranian New Year (also called Norouz. It is the day containing the exact moment of the vernal equinox)<br />19, 20, 21 or 22 MarchBahá'í New Year (also called Naw-Rúz. It is the day (starting at the previous sunset) in Tehran containing the exact moment of the vernal equinox)<br />1 AprilAssyrian New Year (also called Rish Nissanu)<br />13 or 14 AprilTamil New Year<br />March or AprilTelugu New Year<br />13 AprilPunjabi New Year (also called Vaisakhi and celebrates the harvest)<br />13 to 15 AprilThai New Year (celebrated by throwing water)<br />13 or 14 AprilSri Lankan New Year (when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries))<br />13 to 15 AprilCambodian New Year<br />14 or 15 AprilBengali New Year (also called Pohela Baisakh)<br />October or NovemberGujarati New Year<br />October or NovemberMarwari New Year<br />Muharram 1Islamic New Year<br />Historical dates for the new year<br />Early Christmas<br />In Christmas Style dating, the new year started on 25 December. This was used in Germany[2] and England until the thirteenth century, and in Spain from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century.<br /><br />In Annunciation Style dating the new year started on 25 March, the feast of the Annunciation. This was used in many parts of Europe in the Middle Ages. The style was started by Dionysius Exiguus in AD 525. Annunciation Style was used in England until 1 January 1752, and in Scotland until 1 January 1600, when the kingdom of Scotland changed to Circumcision Style. England, the kingdom of Ireland, and the Thirteen Colonies changed to Circumcision Style on 1 January, after the United Kingdom of Great Britain changed from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar on 3/14 September 1752. This happened because the Parliament of Great Britain made an act of parliament, the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750.<br /><br />References<br /> Mehra, Komal (2006). Festivals of the World. Sterling Publishers. p. 69. ISBN 9781845575748. In many European countries like Italy, Portugal and Netherlands, families start the new year by attending church services and then calling on friends and relatives. Italian children receive gifts or money on New Year's Day. People in the United States go to church, give parties and enjoy other forms of entertainment.<br /> "Saying Happy New Year In German". <a href="http://www.events2021.com" rel="noopener">www.events2021.com</a>. Archived...
December 17, 2022
What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah<br />From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />Jump to navigationJump to search<br /><br />Members of the DC Minyan light Hanukkah candles<br />1:36<br />Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday which celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the larger Syrian army. It also celebrates a miracle that happened during this time, where just a day's supply of oil allowed the menorah (Hanukkiah or Hanukkah Menorah) in the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem to remain lit for eight days. Therefore, Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah for eight days. Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which on the Gregorian calendar is late November or December. For example, in 2013 it started on November 27. The Hebrew word hanukkah means rededication.[1]<br /><br />The hanukiah (or hanukkah menorah) is a candle holder, an important Hanukkah symbol. It has nine branches. Traditionally, one candle is separated from the rest, usually by being higher than the other eight. On the first night, only one candle is lit, on the right side of the hanukiah. On the second night, a second candle is added, and they are lit from left to right -- but the Hanukkiah is filled from right to left. This continues for all eight nights. The candles are never lit directly - instead, the higher candle, (called a shamash, meaning "attendant") is lit first, and then used to light the rest of the candles. While the candles are lit, blessings are said over them.<br /><br />Jewish children often play a game called dreidel. The dreidel is a four-sided spinning top, each side having a Hebrew letter. The four letters (nun, gimel, hey, and shin) stand for the Hebrew phrase, "Nes gadol haya shaam," meaning, "A great miracle happened there." In Israel, by contrast, the dreidel reads "Po" instead of "shaam," meaning "here." So in Israel the phrase is, "a great miracle happened here."<br /><br /><br />Contents<br />1History of Hanukkah<br />2Dates<br />3References<br />4Other websites<br />History of Hanukkah<br />Approximately 2,200 years ago, there was a war between the Greeks and the Jews. The Greeks won and forced their culture on the Jews. A group of Jewish people called the Maccabees revolted and liberated Jerusalem. The Maccabees found their Temple defiled. They sought to rededicate it to God, as the Greeks had been worshipping Zeus there. As part of the rededication, they needed to relight the menorah, whose source of fuel was olive oil.<br /><br />According to the Talmud, the Jewish people only found a single jar of undefiled oil, and that oil was only enough to last a single day. The Jewish people took a leap of faith and relit the menorah. To their surprise, the menorah stayed lit for eight days, which was seven more days than they expected. The Jewish people attributed the surprising amount of time that the oil lasted to God (a miracle).<br /><br />Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration, and each day commemorates each day that the oil lasted. On each day, a branch of the nine-branch Hanukkah menorah is lit with the shamash ("helper" candle), which sits on the middle branch.<br /><br />Dates<br />2017: 12-20 December<br />2018: 2-10 December<br />2019: 22-30 December[2]<br />2020: 10-18 December<br />2021: 28 November-6 December[3]<br />2022: 18-26 December<br />2023: 7-15 December<br />References<br /> Rosenblum, William F. (1978). "Hanukkah". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. World Book-Childcraft International. p. 56.<br /> "Chanukah - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication - חנוכה - Hebcal". Hebcal.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.<br /> "Festivals Celebrated During Month of December". Retrieved 2022-05-16.<br /><br />Hanukkah. (2022, October 18). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:02, October 24, 2022 from <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hanukkah&oldid=8496934." rel="noopener">https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hanukkah&oldid=8496934.</a>
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