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Feasts
Feasts, anniversary days of rejoining, either on a civil or religious occasion; opposed to fasts. Our feasts are either (1) immovable, such as Christmas-day, the Circumcision, Epiphany, Candlemas-day, Lady-day, All Saints, and All
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The last day of Carnival the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday the beginning of Lent and fasting Shrove Tuesday in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking in the United States it is
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A fast of eight days before a great festival … A fast of eight days before a great festival
Carene
A fast of forty days on bread and water … A fast of forty days on bread and water
Quadragesima
The forty days of fast preceding Easter Lent … The forty days of fast preceding Easter Lent
Dies festi, nefasti, et intercisi
and half-holidays). For the purpose of the administration of justice all days were divided by the Romans into fasti and nefasti. Dies fasti were the days on which the pr'tor was allowed to administer justice in the … Dies festi, nefasti, et intercisi (businessdays, holidays, and half-holidays). For the purpose of the administration of justice all days were divided by the Romans into fasti and nefasti. Dies fasti were the days on which the pr'tor
Days of grace
that where the last day of grace falls on Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday, or a public fast or thanksgiving day, the bill is payable on the preceding business day, or on the succeeding business day
Holiday, or Holyday
the next following working day, and all days appointed by proclamation to be observed as days of general fast, humiliation, or thanksgiving; and the day appointed to be kept as the King's birthday. See also VACATION. The
Maigre
Belonging to a fast day or fast as a maigre day
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