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1 Citation Today is Christmas for the Armenian Orthodox Christians of the world, and Theophany for all Christians. 'Without going into the history of all the pagan window dressing associated with the modern yuletide season, the true celebrations, according to the ancient tradition of the church, was a culmination of events related to God's Incarnation. This was not called "Christmas" but rather Theophany which means "revelation of God," and was universally celebrated on January 6th by all Christendom, hi-, technorati.com
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The Rhythm and Sometimes Lack of Rhythm of the Calendar. 1 Citation Most of the time, there is a nice rhythm to the Jewish calendar. The stories in the Torah unfold chronologically, from creation at the beginning of Genesis to Moses's death at the end of Deuteronomy. Each week, we move forward a little in the story. And most of the holidays fit in nicely, or at least do not clash, with this rhythm. During the long narratives of Genesis in the fall and early winter, there are no holidays. Tu B'shvat comes in the middle of the Exodus story, but celebrates trees,, technorati.com
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1 Citation From Bnai David-Judea: Tuesday, January 6th will be the fast of the 10th of Tevet The fast of the 10th of Tevet commemorates the day on which the Babylonians laid siege to Jerusalem, leading to the eventual destruction in 586 B.C.E. This fast (along with the 17th of Tammuz, Tisha B'Av and T'zom Gedalia) were actually suspended during the Second Temple period, but were volitionally reaccepted by the community of Israel at some point following the second destruction in 70 C.E. This was motiv, technorati.com
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