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Feasts and Festivals
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I. Religious Studies – II. Old Testament – III. Judaism – IV. Early Christianity – V. Church History – VI. Liturgical and Practical Aspects

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The words “feast” and “festival” (cf. fête, festa, fiesta, Fest, etc.) derive from the Latin festus (dies). They refer to the calendar and also evoke the notion of the divine: a feast day is a special day set aside and dedicated to a certai…

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Borgeaud, Philippe, Otto, Eckart, Veltri, Giuseppe, Schramm, Tim, Wiggermann, Karl-Friedrich and Felmy, Karl Christian, “Feasts and Festivals”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_07570>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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