#church_calendar__ecclesiastical_calendar a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
supertype: Gregorian_calendar__New_Style the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
part: Holy_Week__Passion_Week the week before Easter
part: Advent the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
part: Advent_Sunday the first of four Sundays of Advent
part: Shrovetide immediately preceding Lent
part: Mardi_Gras__Shrove_Tuesday__pancake_day the last day before Lent
part: Lent__Lententide a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
part: Good_Friday Friday before Easter
part: Ash_Wednesday the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
part: Whitsun__Whitsuntide__Whitweek Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
part: Pentecost__Whitsunday seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
part: Whitmonday__Whitsun_Monday the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland
part: Whit-Tuesday__Whitsun_Tuesday the day after Whitmonday
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