Holy Days and Periods
330. Holy Days and Periods
- ember days certain days of fasting and prayer occuring in each of the four seasons. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 862]
- Ramadan holy month of the Muslim year. [Islamic Religion: Brewer Dictionary, 747]
- Sabbath the seventh day of the week, prescribed as a day of rest and worship. [Judaism: Brewer Dictionary, 788]
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