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Carnival collapse: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions; a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Epiphany collapse: a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Ash Wednesday collapse: the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance

Easter collapse: a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

Advent collapse: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"; the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

Corpus Christi collapse: a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico; Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246

Christmas collapse: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland; period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6; spend Christmas; "We were christmassing in New York"

Pentecost collapse: seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

Mardi Gras collapse: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans; the last day before Lent

shofar collapse: an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions

ark collapse: a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood; (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

menorah collapse: (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival; (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation

Host collapse: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association; a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion; archaic terms for army; any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"; the owner or manager of an inn; a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there; (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor; be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

tabernacle collapse: (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus; the Mormon temple

sanctum collapse: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"

holy of holies collapse: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept; (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System"

censer collapse: a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

Scripture collapse: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

Last Supper collapse: the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion

phylactery collapse: (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer

rosary collapse: a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)

Bible collapse: a book regarded as authoritative in its field; the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

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