#Solemnity_of_Mary__January_1 (Roman Catholic) a holy day of obligation
supertype: holy_day_of_obligation a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
part of: January__Jan the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
part of: 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 of: winter__wintertime the coldest season of the year
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