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| Pentecost |
a Christian festival on the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles of Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| Puja holidays |
a major Hindu festival, also known as Durga Puja, lasting several days every autumn. |
| Saturnalia |
(sometimes used with a pl. verb) the ancient Romans' week-long festival of Saturn, held at the time of the winter solstice. [1/2 definitions] |
| Shavuoth |
a Jewish holiday, originally a harvest festival, that commemorates the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mt. Sinai. |
| Simhath Torah |
a Jewish festival that celebrates the end of the annual round of Torah readings and the beginning of the new cycle. |
| Sukkoth |
an eight-day or nine-day Jewish festival, observed during Tishri, that commemorates the period during which the Jews wandered in the wilderness. |
| Tet |
the festival of the lunar New Year, celebrated by the Vietnamese. |
| transfiguration |
(cap.) such a transformation ascribed to Jesus Christ in the Bible, or the church festival celebrating this event, observed on August 6. [1/2 definitions] |
| vigil |
the eve of a religious festival, a watch kept then, or a devotional service held during this period. [1/2 definitions] |
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