The Story of the Christian YearAbingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1945 - 238 pages |
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Page 93
... added late , probably to com- plete the joining of seasons by covering the break between Epiphany season and Lent . In current Protestant use this brief season is sometimes omitted , its Sundays being added to the Epiphany season . For ...
... added late , probably to com- plete the joining of seasons by covering the break between Epiphany season and Lent . In current Protestant use this brief season is sometimes omitted , its Sundays being added to the Epiphany season . For ...
Page 222
... added as the last month of the year by Numa , made the second month in 452 B.C. Dedicated to Februus , god of purification . It was shortened to 28 days by the lengthening of July to 31. An extra day is added in leap years . In the ...
... added as the last month of the year by Numa , made the second month in 452 B.C. Dedicated to Februus , god of purification . It was shortened to 28 days by the lengthening of July to 31. An extra day is added in leap years . In the ...
Page 223
... added in years divisible by 4 , except those ending in even hundreds MARCH 3 The Roman Martius , first month of the old Roman year , dedicated to Mars , god of war . Although January and February were added early to the calendar , March ...
... added in years divisible by 4 , except those ending in even hundreds MARCH 3 The Roman Martius , first month of the old Roman year , dedicated to Mars , god of war . Although January and February were added early to the calendar , March ...
Contents
TIME AND MAN | 15 |
THE JEWISH CEREMONIAL YEAR | 40 |
THE CELEBRATIONS OF PAGAN ROME | 56 |
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