feast day

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The Christian feast day of Epiphany, when observers celebrate the visit to Jesus by the Magi - commonly known as the Three Kings, or Wise Men - is widely celebrated in Spain.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

On Friday, Catholics will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast day meant for the faithful to reflect on God’s love for mankind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

For Orthodox Christians, it is the feast day of two of their most important saints, Constantine and his mother Helen.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

It could hardly be gathered and used to bake bread down to the said feast day unless it was first put in vessels to dry.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The feast day of Venus was, of course, especially honored in Cyprus, the island which first received the goddess after she rose from the foam.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton