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2137:Smoking Bishop
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946:Saint Nicholas
939:
938:
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866:Saint Nicholas
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774:Kallikantzaros
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539:Children's Day
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132:
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46:
44:
37:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
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3883:
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3841:Nativity Fast
3839:
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3834:
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3808:
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3793:Nativity play
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3380:
3376:
3373:
3371:
3368:
3366:
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3352:marks the 10
3351:
3348:
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3306:
3303:
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3298:
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3277:
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3218:
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3213:
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3208:
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3203:
3201:
3198:
3197:
3195:
3193:
3189:
3183:
3182:
3178:
3176:
3175:Rogation Days
3173:
3169:
3166:
3164:
3161:
3159:
3156:
3154:
3151:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3140:
3138:
3134:
3131:
3130:
3129:
3128:Easter Sunday
3126:
3125:
3123:
3121:
3120:Easter Season
3117:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3105:Holy Saturday
3103:
3101:
3098:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3085:
3084:
3083:Holy Thursday
3081:
3079:
3076:
3075:
3073:
3071:
3067:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3043:
3041:
3039:
3035:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3023:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
3000:
2997:
2995:
2992:
2991:
2989:
2987:
2986:Ash Wednesday
2984:
2983:
2981:
2979:
2975:
2969:
2968:Quinquagesima
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2951:
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2944:
2942:
2938:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2922:
2919:
2917:
2916:
2912:
2911:
2909:
2907:
2903:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2891:
2887:
2883:
2882:Christmas Eve
2880:
2879:
2878:
2877:
2873:
2872:
2870:
2868:
2864:
2858:
2855:
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2850:
2848:
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2838:
2834:
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2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2815:
2813:
2812:
2810:
2808:
2804:
2800:
2795:
2794:1960 Calendar
2791:
2787:
2783:
2778:
2774:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2747:
2743:
2740:
2739:
2738:
2737:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2720:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2708:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2686:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2676:
2674:
2672:
2671:Ordinary Time
2668:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2656:
2652:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2621:
2618:
2617:
2616:
2613:
2612:
2610:
2606:
2603:
2602:
2601:
2600:Easter Sunday
2598:
2597:
2595:
2593:
2592:Easter Season
2589:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2577:Holy Saturday
2575:
2573:
2570:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2557:
2556:
2555:Holy Thursday
2553:
2552:
2550:
2548:
2544:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2522:
2518:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2490:
2488:
2486:
2485:Ash Wednesday
2483:
2482:
2480:
2478:
2474:
2468:
2465:
2464:
2462:
2460:
2459:Ordinary Time
2456:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2444:
2440:
2438:
2437:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2424:
2423:Midnight Mass
2421:
2419:
2418:Christmas Eve
2416:
2415:
2414:
2413:
2409:
2408:
2406:
2404:
2400:
2395:
2385:
2382:
2380:
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2375:
2371:
2368:
2366:
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2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2352:
2350:
2349:
2347:
2345:
2341:
2337:
2332:
2331:1969 Calendar
2328:
2324:
2320:
2319:Ordinary Form
2315:
2311:
2307:
2303:
2296:
2291:
2289:
2284:
2282:
2277:
2276:
2273:
2261:
2251:
2250:
2247:
2237:
2234:
2231:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2188:
2186:
2184:Meat and fish
2182:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2157:
2155:
2151:
2145:
2142:
2138:
2135:
2134:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2122:Hot chocolate
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2104:
2102:
2098:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
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2078:
2076:
2072:
2066:
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1881:
1875:
1872:
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1862:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1850:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1833:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1823:Ugly sweaters
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
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1761:
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1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1733:Controversies
1731:
1729:
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1724:
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1571:
1570:
1569:
1568:In literature
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1466:
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1438:
1437:United States
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1428:
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1192:
1188:
1185:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1167:Moravian star
1165:
1163:
1162:Midnight Mass
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
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1145:
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