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2. Wigilia - Wikipedia

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   Wigilia, the Christmas Eve supper. The traditional Wigilia dinner table. Wigilia ( Polish pronunciation: [vʲiˈɡʲilja] ⓘ) is the traditional Christmas Eve vigil supper in Poland, held on December 24. The term is often applied to the whole of Christmas Eve, extending further to Pasterka — midnight Mass, held in Roman Catholic churches all ...

3. Kūčios - Wikipedia

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   Kūčios ( Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈkuːtɕɔs]) or Kūtės (Samogitian Dialect) is the traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Lithuania, held on December 24. The meal is a family occasion which includes many traditions of both pagan and Christian origin.

4. Nine Lessons and Carols - Wikipedia

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   24 December 1880. ( 1880-12-24) Founder. Edward White Benson. Nine Lessons and Carols, also known as the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, is a service of Christian worship traditionally celebrated on or near Christmas Eve in England. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and ...

5. Christmas wafer - Wikipedia

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   Christmas wafer ( Polish: opłatek, plural opłatki; Lithuanian: kalėdaitis, plural kalėdaičiai; Slovak: oblátka, plural oblátky) is a Catholic Christmas tradition celebrated in Poland, [1] Lithuania, [1] Moravia, [2] and Slovakia. [3] The custom is traditionally observed during Kūčios in Lithuania and Wigilia in Poland on December 24.

6. Updated Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and ...

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   The Department publishes updated guidance on constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression in public elementary and secondary schools, dated January 16, 2020. Item Link: Updated Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

7. Chalking the door - Wikipedia

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   Chalking the door. Epiphany season door chalking on an apartment door in Germany. A Christmas wreath adorning a home, with the top left-hand corner of the front door chalked for Epiphany-tide and the wreath hanger bearing a placard of the archangel Gabriel. Chalking the door is a Christian Epiphanytide tradition used to bless one's home, [1 ...

8. Covenant Renewal Service - Wikipedia

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   The Covenant Renewal Service, or simply called the Covenant Service, [ 1] was adapted by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, for the purpose of the renewal of the Christian believer's covenant with God. Wesley's Directions for Renewing Our Covenant with God, first published in 1780, contains his instructions for a covenant service adapted ...

9. Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious ...

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   Section 8524(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act and codified at 20 U.S.C. § 7904(a), requires the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to issue guidance to State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and the public on constitutionally protected prayer in public elementary and secondary schools.