Do any other religions other than the catholic religion have "holy days of obligation"?
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yes, some do, like Christians have "Good Friday"  but i don't think your obligated to go, you go because you want to.
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YES I DO.. I WATCH IT ALSO ON THE WB AS WELL. BUT AS FOR THINKING THERE IS MORE BEYOND GOD .. WELL PROBABLY THERE ARE WITCHES AND DEMONS THAT DO EXIST THE DIFFERENCE IS THE WITCHES IN OUR TIME DONT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE DEMONS THAT THEY CELEBRATE THE GODDESS MOON.. THAT IS THEIR GOD.. THEY DONT BELIEVE IN GOD... AND DEMONS ROAM ON HALLOWEEN WHICH IS A WITCHES MOST SACRAD DAY... .. BUT FOR ME I CELEBRATE GOD MORE THAN SAMHAIN ..... OR THE OTHER WITCH HOLIDAYS...
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Yes.  It's common knowledge though the Christians either deny it or find a "rational" reason for it.  We took Christmas which was the pagean celebration for the sun, and Easter which was the spring fertility rites.  There may even be more, but those are the biggest two.
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In 1647, the English parliament under Oliver Cromwell made Christmas celebration illegal (considering feasting and celebration on a holy day to be immoral).   That law was repealed.\n\nThe Holy Days and Fasting Days Act of 1551, which among other things forbade the use of any kind of transportation on Christmas, has never been repealed.
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Yes...St. Patrick's Day is a feast day so you can break the fasting to enjoy it.  It's my theory as to why so many people celebrate St. Patrick's Day...as it's the only feast day in the 40 day fast of lent.\n\nActually...since Vatican II in the 60's you can eat meat on Friday anyway...the only fast days are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.  So once again ...enjoy!\n\nEnjoy....Erin Go Braugh!
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There is no reason it cannot be on another day. We made the calendar, and we named the days. Whatever day it should be cannot be determined unless God opens up the sky and yells out "The sabath should be on this day!" Conclusion:We don't know when it should be, so we put it on sunday.
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Judaism and Seventh-day Adventists. And yes, Seventh-day Adventists restrain from work on Sabbath, using that day for studying the word of God, getting closer to Him, their families and friends. I think Baptists of the Seventh Day also observe the Sabbath – I apologize if this is not the right name of your denomination. Also, I hope there are many, many people who do not fall into denominations and do not go to church, but have realized the truth about this matter by reading their bibles. Blessed they all be and all those who continue to search. \nThere is not a single verse in the bible which can confirm that Sunday substituted Sabbath. Romans, who were pagans and worshiped many gods, considered 6th day as the most important day, as it was the day of Sun (Lucifer uses this name to hide himself – observe: Lux in the Latin means the light – in this case false). When Constantine accepted Christianity, he compromised a lot, not having accepted all the truth from Bible and not being true Christian at all. At first, people observed both Sunday and Sabbath (that’s the origin of the weekend), without understanding the meaning of Sabbath and breaking God’s law, because, you will remember, God said that we shall WORK on six days and observe the seventh. Later, Sunday seemed to be more important, cause, to Romans god of Sun was more important that than the true God, Jesus Christ. When the Christianity started to spread to other countries, Sunday had been already established as the day of worshipping and the truth about Sabbath was less and less visible. But it never died. It was burning in the hearts of men who wanted to be loyal to God 100%. \nThanks for asking this question and read bible for more info.\nP.S. \nAs I was typing this answer, my pc restarted all of sudden without any (visible) cause. I am sorry, but the truth will be revealed.\nanother P.S. \nI will copy/paste something from Plato's answer:\n"It is also interesting to note that even today, in many historically predominant Catholic countries throughout Europe, all calendars begin with Monday and end with Sunday in order to make Sunday both the Christian day of worship and the seventh Day of the week".
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The others are right. They are the traditions of man. Specifically Catholic and Pagan men. If you remember, Jesus had a talk with some religious leaders about them pushing their traditions rather than the bare Truth of God's Word. Going by Paul's teachings I shouldn't make you feel bad for celebrating a day to the Lord so I'm not trying to. But I am supposed to warn you of the pagan rituals we all know God doesn't allow! I hope this opens some eyes and God bless all of you on your mission!
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If you are asking about DOING work on thee Sabbath, then yes, there are certain religions that believe that only  a)  those laboring for life or death causes, i.e. hospitals, and b)  Pastors can work on Sunday.  \n\nThe reason behind this being  a) even GOD rested on the 7th day, and b) employers who have people working on Sundays are depriving their employees of a day to worship.\n\nI personally do not follow that ethic, maybe because I work in the mental health field, or maybe because I like to shop and eat out on Sundays.   However, my Pastor and his family, whom I admire and respect a great deal, will not eat out, shop, or otherwise engage in business.  They prepare their meals on Saturday night, and eat them cold on Sundays, so that they are not working (except for pastoring in their church.)
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Yes, you are orthodox, they follow the Gregorian calandar rather than the Roman calandar adopted by the catholic church, so happy Easter!!! (no she ain't on crack all you h8rs out thurr!!!)
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I am a Catholic.  Catholicism is the oldest Christian religion.  All other Christian religions came from Catholicism.  We do not worship statues and rosaries or even the Virgin Mary.  We worship God alone.  God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  3 persons in one God.  Just as 3 leaves make up one clover.  We ask Mary and other saints for intersession to Jesus.  It's no different than you asking someone to pray for you before a test or surgery.  We venerate certain statues or crucifixes.  This is not worship.  It is a sign of respect to the actual person or act that is being depicted.  Please do not think we worship anyone other than God Almighty Himself.
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The Orthodox church still calculates Easter according to the Julian Calendar.\n\nUntil 1582, everyone in the world used the Julian Calendar (which kept slipping a bit, because it was too long).\n\nSince then, people started adopting the Gregorian calendar (at different times in different cultures). Even until recently, some countries used the Julian Calendar - for example, Russia's October Revolution was actually in November.\nThe Orthodox church held out longer than most, mainly because the Gregorian calendar was developed by their old enemies/brothers the Catholics (it's named after Pope Gregory 13th).\n\nThe Pravoslavnic (and some other) branches of the Orthodox church still actively use the Julian calendar for other festivals as well, so their Christmas is also on a different day.
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I would say yes . . . to all religions in general . . . not just the Catholic Religion . . . but all religions.
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Yes. In fact, almost all of the traditions of Christmas were "stolen" (if you will) by the Christian religion from the pagan celebration of the winter solstice.\n\nAnd, by the way, "pagan" doesn't mean satanic, nor does it mean "having no religion" in this context. Rather, in ancient Rome, pagans followed a polytheistic religion.\n\nThe winter celebration was called the festival of Saturnalia. "By the fourth century, the pagans were worshipping the god of the sun on December 25, and the Christians came to a decision: if you can't stop 'em, join 'em. They claimed (contrary to known fact) that the date was Jesus' birthday, and usurped the solstice holiday for their Church."\n\nLights were very much a representation of the stars and sun, as a way to celebrate the pleasures of life.
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Dogma is not exclusive to religion.
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Catholics are pagans and Christianity (generally) is a pagan religion. Christians do not follow the Ten Commandment or any other known rules.
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No, today has been no different from any other day. No demon attacks, bloody satanic rituals done,  or great apocalyptic catastrophe that I'm aware of. Durn it. Don't you just hate it when the world doesn't do what you religion says it's supposed to do?