saint's day
Patron's annual commemoration
A saint's day is a day in the Christian calendar commemorating a particular saint, traditionally the anniversary of their death.
Many cultures celebrate the saint's day associated with a person's name—their name day—sometimes with as much festivity as a birthday.
November 1st is All Saints' Day.
Purposeful nighttime wakefulness
- octaveEight-note interval
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- massQuantity of matter
- vespersEvening devotional service
matins · lectionary · missal · church calendar · liturgical year · solemnity · commemoration · benediction
Preserved items from antiquity
- shrineSacred devotional place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
novena · veneration · reverence · offerings · candles · prayers · blessing · miracles
Organized public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
pageant · gala · jubilee · revelry · merrymaking · festivity · blessing · fireworks
Act of honoring memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- legacyWhat's passed down
hagiography · anniversary · tribute · dedication · saints' lives · canonization · beatification · testimony
vigil
Purposeful nighttime wakefulness
vespers · matins · lectionary · missal · church calendar · liturgical year · solemnity · commemoration · benediction · hymns
relics
Preserved items from antiquity
- shrineSacred devotional place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
intercession · novena · veneration · reverence · offerings · candles · prayers · blessing · miracles · icons
festival
Organized public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- fiestaFestive public celebration
carnival · pageant · gala · jubilee · revelry · merrymaking · festivity · blessing · fireworks · dancing
commemoration
Act of honoring memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
legacy · hagiography · anniversary · tribute · dedication · saints' lives · canonization · beatification · testimony · tradition
- daysMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, New Year
- folk traditionsfolk songs, folk dance, folk dances, folk tunes, folklore
- Special Daysbirthday, anniversary, graduation, Christmas, new year
- feast daysMichaelmas, Candlemas, Assumption, Epiphany, Corpus Christi
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
saint's daynational holiday
Official day of observance
bank holiday · federal holiday · Independence Day · Labor Day · public holiday
day, saint, saintly, sainted, sainthood, saintliness, All Saints' Day