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		<title>Easter scraps and Send happy Eester sms text messages wishes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter this year date &#8211; Sunday 4th April 2010. Easter is the central religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Some Christians celebrate this resurrection on Eester Day or Ester Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday), two days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/easter-images-Download-paint-and-send.gif"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-909" title="easter images, Download paint and send" src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/easter-images-Download-paint-and-send-300x143.gif" alt="" width="300" height="143" /></a><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> this year date &#8211; Sunday 4th April 2010. <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a>  is the central religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Some <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> celebrate this resurrection on Eester Day or Ester Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday), two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. Send <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> scraps also in Malayalam and Happy <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> sms / text messages or wishes, greetings or greetings cards, images, pictures clip art. Kerala malayalam scraps here in http://www.123malayalamscrap.com/. <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> scraps send from here http://www.sendscraps.com/<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">easter</a>.html</p>

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<p><strong>Send happy <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> sms text messages wishes</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> is a promise<br />
God renews to us in each spring.<br />
May the promise of <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a><br />
fill your heart with peace and joy!<br />
Happy <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a>!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> says<br />
you can put<br />
truth in a grave,<br />
but it won’t stay there.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> is a promise<br />
God renews to us in each spring.<br />
May the promise of <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a><br />
fill your heart with peace and joy!<br />
Happy <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a>!</p>
<p>Wishing U a Very “HAPPY <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">EASTER</a>”<br />
Wid Luv And Best Wishes..<br />
May That <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">EASTER</a> Day Brings<br />
LOT of Happiness And JOYS in ur LIFE.<br />
May u Live Long LIFE…<br />
And That <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">EASTER</a> day Will comes in UR life Hundred Times…<br />
Remember me in ur prayers..</p>
<p>Songs of <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> ringing clear,<br />
Telling of the Savior Dear<br />
Once He died on Calvary&#8217;s tree<br />
Then arose 4 you and me.<br />
Jesus is risen, Jesus iz risen, Jesus is risen,<br />
He rose for you and me.</p>
<p>Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, &#8220;Christ is risen,&#8221; but &#8220;I shall rise.&#8221; &#8211; Phillips Brooks</p>

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		<title>Good Friday 2010 India, Send sms wishes greetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Friday also called Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a holiday observed primarily by adherents to Christianity commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Send GoodFriday sms, wishes, greetings huge collection here from the links GoodFridaysms _ GoodFridaywishes _ GoodFridaygreetings _ GoodFridaymessage. Also write some message to all Christians [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/good-friday-message.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-895" title="good friday message" src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/good-friday-message-300x261.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="261" /></a>Good Friday also called Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a holiday observed primarily by adherents to <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christianity/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christianity">Christianity</a> commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Send GoodFriday sms, wishes, greetings huge collection here from the links GoodFridaysms _ GoodFridaywishes _ GoodFridaygreetings _ GoodFridaymessage. Also write some message to all <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> or comments to the community and Why no meat on good friday? on this day. GoodFriday2010 date is on Friday April 2. Gud Friday wikipedia information Good Friday history reports that, The festival or holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> Sunday, and often coincides with the Jewish observance of Passover.Based on the scriptural details of the Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus, the Crucifixion of Jesus was most probably on a Friday. The estimated year of Good Friday is AD 33, by two different groups, and originally as AD 34 by Isaac Newton via the differences between the Biblical and Julian calendars and the crescent of the moon. A third method, using a completely different astronomical approach based on a lunar Crucifixion darkness and eclipse model (consistent with Apostle Peter&#8217;s reference to a &#8220;moon of blood&#8221; in Acts 2:20) arrives at the same date, namely Friday April 3, AD 33.
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<p>SMS Messages, Wishes</p>
<p>A perfect God demands a perfect justice<br />
He cannot let us get away with sin.<br />
We used God&#8217;s gift of our free will to trespass<br />
So heaven&#8217;s gates were closed; we couldn&#8217;t get in</p>
<p>He showed us da way<br />
He has long been gone<br />
And yet in our hearts<br />
His name shines on&#8230;.<br />
Wish u a Holy Friday!</p>
<p>And he said 2 them, &#8216;Thus it iz written,<br />
dat da Messiah is 2 suffer<br />
and 2 rise frm da dead on da 3rd day&#8230;</p>
<p>I am da witness<br />
2 his fearless death.<br />
I am a token of his<br />
last promise -<br />
4giveness<br />
I am da CROSS<br />
Blessings on Good Friday</p>
<p>In his last supper, Jesus gav his body and blood for us!<br />
Let us remember this beautify act of the Lord on this Maundy Thursday.<br />
Happy Maundy Thursday!</p>

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		<title>Christmas 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is on 25th December 2009. Xmas is an annual Holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Find here Chrismas Day tree decorations with lights and Crismas songs and lyrics specially on the lord Jesus. And also find Merry X-mas greetings (cards) and gifts ideas. Christmas Day is an annual holiday that commemorates the birth [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-491" title=" Merry christmas " src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/5b585d_merry-christmas-blue-style-296x300.jpg" alt=" Merry christmas " width="296" height="300" />Christmas is on 25th <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 2009. Xmas is an annual Holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Find here Chrismas Day tree decorations with lights and Crismas songs and lyrics specially on the lord Jesus. And also find Merry X-mas greetings (cards) and gifts ideas.</p>
<p>Christmas Day is an annual holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The date of commemoration is not known to be Jesus&#8217; actual birthday, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either a historical Roman festival or the winter solstice. Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christianity/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christianity">Christianity</a> marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.</p>
<p>Although traditionally a Christian holiday, Christmas is widely celebrated by many non-<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>, and some of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, Christmas carols, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, and garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.</p>
<p>Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> and non-<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> Traditional Celebrations in India </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> in India decorate banana or mango trees instead of traditional pine tree. They also light small oil-burning lamps as Christmas decorations and fill their churches with red flowers. People decorate their houses and churches with poinsettia flowers for the midnight mass. In South India, the <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> put small clay lamps on the rooftops and walls of their houses at Christmas, just as the Hindus do during their festival called Diwali.</p>
<p>The local Indian customs and tradition and customs have a heavy impact on the Indian Christian. And this is visible in their decoration as many Indian <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> decorate their houses with mango leaves.</p>
<p><a href="http://abmp3.com/mp3/101-christmas-song.html" target="_blank">Listern or Download Christmas songs</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dgreetings.com/christmas/" target="_blank">Christmas Card</a></p>
<p><strong>Jingle Bells : Lyrics</strong></p>
<p>Dashing through the snow<br />
In a one horse open sleigh<br />
O&#8217;er the fields we go<br />
Laughing all the way<br />
Bells on bob tails ring<br />
Making spirits bright<br />
What fun it is to laugh and sing<br />
A sleighing song tonight</p>
<p>Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells<br />
Jingle all the way<br />
Oh, what fun it is to ride<br />
In a one horse open sleigh<br />
Jingle bells, jingle bells<br />
Jingle all the way<br />
Oh, what fun it is to ride<br />
In a one horse open sleigh</p>
<p>A day or two ago<br />
I thought I&#8217;d take a ride<br />
And soon Miss Fanny Bright<br />
Was seated by my side<br />
The horse was lean and lank<br />
Misfortune seemed his lot<br />
We got into a drifted bank<br />
And then we got upsot</p>
<p>Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells<br />
Jingle all the way<br />
Oh, what fun it is to ride<br />
In a one horse open sleigh<br />
Jingle bells, jingle bells<br />
Jingle all the way<br />
Oh, what fun it is to ride<br />
In a one horse open sleigh yeah</p>
<p>Jingle bells, jingle bells<br />
Jingle all the way<br />
Oh, what fun it is to ride<br />
In a one horse open sleigh<br />
Jingle bells, jingle bells<br />
Jingle all the way<br />
Oh, what fun it is to ride<br />
In a one horse open sleigh</p>
<p><strong>Joy To The World: Lyrics</strong></p>
<p>Joy to the world! The Lord is come.<br />
Let earth receive her King<br />
Let every heart<br />
Prepare Him room<br />
And Saints and angels sing<br />
And Saints and angels sing<br />
And Saints and Saints and angels sing</p>
<p>Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns<br />
Let Saints their songs employ<br />
While fields and floods<br />
Rocks, hills and plains<br />
Repeat the sounding joy<br />
Repeat the sounding joy<br />
Repeat, Repeat, the sounding joy</p>
<p>Joy to the world with truth and grace<br />
And makes the nations prove<br />
The glories of His righteousness<br />
And wonders of His love<br />
And wonders of His love<br />
And wonders and wonders of His love</p>
<p>No more will sin and sorrow grow,<br />
Nor thorns infest the ground;<br />
He&#8217;ll come and make the blessings flow<br />
Far as the curse was found,<br />
Far as the curse was found,<br />
Far as, far as the curse was found.</p>
<p>He rules the world with truth and grace,<br />
And gives to nations proof<br />
The glories of His righteousness,<br />
And wonders of His love;<br />
And wonders of His love;<br />
And wonders, wonders of His love.</p>
<p>Rejoice! Rejoice in the Most High,<br />
While Israel spreads abroad<br />
Like stars that glitter in the sky,<br />
And ever worship God,<br />
And ever worship God,<br />
And ever, and ever worship God.</p>

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		<title>Holidays During December 2009 in India</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holidays During December 2009 in India. December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. Christmas and Muharram are the main festivals in thye end of the month of year 2009. Decamber is the month with the shortest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-487" title="Deepika Padukone poster with December 2009 calendar " src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/deepika-padukone-december-2009-calendar-300x224.jpg" alt="Deepika Padukone poster with December 2009 calendar " width="300" height="224" />Holidays During <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 2009 in India. <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> is the 12th and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. Christmas and Muharram are the main festivals in thye end of the month of year 2009.  Decamber is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/2009/12/muharram-2009-muharam-islam-new-year/" target="_blank">18: Friday: Dec: Muharram (Islamic New Year).</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/2009/12/christmas-2009/" target="_blank">25: Friday: Dec: Christmas Day.</a></p>

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		<title>Halloween costumes &amp; Festival Celebrations</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween (also spelled Hallowe&#8217;en) is a holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints’ Day. It is largely a secular celebration, but some Christians and pagans have expressed strong feelings about its religious overtones.Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-318" title="halloween costumes" src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/halloween-costumes-300x262.jpg" alt="halloween costumes" width="300" height="262" />Halloween (also spelled Hallowe&#8217;en) is a holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints’ Day. It is largely a secular celebration, but some <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> and pagans have expressed strong feelings about its religious overtones.Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America during Ireland&#8217;s Great Famine of 1846.The day is often associated with the colors orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols such as the jack-o&#8217;-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting haunted attractions, carving jack-o&#8217;-lanterns, pranking people, reading scary stories, and watching horror movies.</p>
<p>The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the &#8220;Celtic New Year&#8221;.</p>

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		<title>Christian Holiday Calendar 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Festivals of India India, the land of vibrant culture and ethnicity, is known for the celebration of a number of colorful festivals in myriad ways. In this secular nation, people following different religions coexist in harmony. All the important festivals of the religions are celebrated with equal pomp and gaiety. Although Hindus predominate the [...]]]></description>
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<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">India, the land of vibrant culture and ethnicity, is known for the celebration of a number of colorful festivals in myriad ways. In this secular nation, people following different religions coexist in harmony. All the important festivals of the religions are celebrated with equal pomp and gaiety. Although Hindus predominate the total population of the country, a considerable proportion of people are following <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christianity/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christianity">Christianity</a>. They celebrate Christian festivals including Christmas, <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> and Good Friday with great enthusiasm and fanfare. Friends and acquaintance following religions other than <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christianity/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christianity">Christianity</a> also eagerly take part in the celebrations of the Christian festivals, which speaks volumes of the unity in diversity in India.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Some places of India are well known for their celebrations of Christian festivals. The celebration of Christian festivals in Goa, an erstwhile Portuguese colony, is worth special mention. Some of the oldest and most beautiful Indian churches are in Goa. Apart from the regular Christian festivals, these churches observe auspicious days in the Christian calendar by feasting, prayers and processions. While Goa is predominant, when it comes to Christian festivals, other states are also equally enthusiastic about celebrating the occasions. In many parts of the country, streets are filled with carolers and other entertainers, during the festive season.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Christmas is the prominent Christian festival, celebrated with great fanfare all over India. Apart from the <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>, people belonging to other religions also take part in the celebrations of the festival, which is its specialty. <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> and Good Friday are observed with utmost religious fervor. They also hold a prominent position among the calendar of events in India. Holiday is declared in schools and other educational institutions, for both the festivals. In our related section, we have given complete information on the celebration of the popular Christian festivals in India.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Christian Calendar 2009</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">JAN 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>01<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thursday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>New Year</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">FEB 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>14<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Saturday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Valentine&#8217;s Day</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">MAR 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>22<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mothering Sunday (UK)</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">APR 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">10<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Friday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Good Friday</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">12<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> (Western)</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">12<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian)</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">19<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> (Orthodox)</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">MAY 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>10<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mother&#8217;s Day</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">JUNE 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>15<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Monday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Father&#8217;s Day</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">OCT 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>31<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Saturday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Halloween</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">NOV 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>26<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thursday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thanksgiving Day</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">30<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Monday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>St Andrews Day</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">DEC 2009<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>08<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tuesday<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Feast of the Immaculate Conception</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">25<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Friday <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Christmas</div>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-163" title="Christian Holidays" src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Christian-Holidays-300x225.jpg" alt="Christian Holidays" width="180" height="135" /><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christian-holidays/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christian Holidays">Christian Holidays</a> during 2009. They celebrate Christian festivals including Christmas, <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> and Good Friday with great enthusiasm and fanfare. The celebration of Christian festivals in Goa and Kerala and many more states in the country. Christmas is the prominent Christian festival, celebrated with great fanfare all over India.</p>
<p><strong>Christian Festivals of India</strong></p>
<p><strong>Christian Calendar 2009</strong></p>
<p>JAN 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>01<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thursday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>New Year</p>
<p>FEB 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>14<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Saturday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Valentine&#8217;s Day</p>
<p>MAR 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>22<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mothering Sunday (UK)</p>
<p>APR 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span></p>
<p>10<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Friday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Good Friday</p>
<p>12<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> (Western)</p>
<p>12<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian)</p>
<p>19<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> (Orthodox)</p>
<p>MAY 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>10<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sunday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mother&#8217;s Day</p>
<p>JUNE 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>15<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Monday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Father&#8217;s Day</p>
<p>OCT 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>31<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Saturday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Halloween</p>
<p>NOV 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>26<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thursday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thanksgiving Day</p>
<p>30<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Monday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>St Andrews Day</p>
<p>DEC 2009<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>08<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tuesday<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Feast of the Immaculate Conception</p>
<p>25<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Friday <span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Christmas</p>

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		<title>Christmas</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day or Christmastide, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus. The birth of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. December 25 is not [...]]]></description>
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<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Christmas, also referred to as Christmas Day or Christmastide, is an annual holiday celebrated on <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 25 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus. The birth of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 25 is not thought to be Jesus&#8217; actual date of birth, and the date may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival, or with the winter solstice.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Celebrations</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">The customs of the Christmas holiday include gift-giving, church celebrations, and the display of various decorations—including the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scenes and holly. Santa Claus (also referred to as Father Christmas, although the two figures have different origins) is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts at Christmas. Santa is generally believed to be the result of a syncretization between St. Nicholas of Myra and elements from pagan Nordic and Christian mythology, and his modern appearance is believed to have originated in 19th century media.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Christmas is celebrated throughout the Christian population, but is also celebrated by many non-<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> as a secular, cultural festival. The holiday is celebrated around the world. Because gift-giving and several other aspects of the holiday involve heightened economic activity among both <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> and non-<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>, Christmas has become a major event for many retailers. In India Christmas is celebrated almost in all states due to sizable polulation of <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> across India.</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Christmas is celebrated every year on <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 25</div>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-132" title="christmas tree" src="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/christmas-tree-183x300.jpg" alt="christmas tree" width="183" height="300" />Christmas, also referred to as  Christmas Day or Christmastide,  is an annual holiday celebrated on <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 25 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus. The birth of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 25 is not thought to be Jesus&#8217; actual date of birth, and the date may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival, or with the winter solstice.</p>
<p>Celebrations</p>
<p>The customs of the Christmas holiday include gift-giving, church celebrations, and the display of various decorations—including the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scenes and holly. Santa Claus (also referred to as Father Christmas, although the two figures have different origins) is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts at Christmas. Santa is generally believed to be the result of a syncretization between St. Nicholas of Myra and elements from pagan Nordic and Christian mythology, and his modern appearance is believed to have originated in 19th century media.</p>
<p>Christmas is celebrated throughout the Christian population, but is also celebrated by many non-<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> as a secular, cultural festival. The holiday is celebrated around the world. Because gift-giving and several other aspects of the holiday involve heightened economic activity among both <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> and non-<a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>, Christmas has become a major event for many retailers. In India Christmas is celebrated almost in all states due to sizable polulation of <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a> across India.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong></p>
<p>Christmas is celebrated every year on <strong><a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/december/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with December">December</a> 25</strong></p>

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		<description><![CDATA[Good Friday Fri, 04/03/2009 &#8211; 01:42 — admin Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Great Friday or Black Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday (&#8220;Pascha&#8221;). It commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha. Good Friday is a special day celebrated by the Christians. It falls towards the end of the [...]]]></description>
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<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Great Friday or Black Friday, is the Friday preceding <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> Sunday (&#8220;Pascha&#8221;). It commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Good Friday is a special day celebrated by the <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>. It falls towards the end of the Holy Week and marks Jesus&#8217; resurrection. Initially called God&#8217;s Friday, Christ&#8217;s suffering and death on the cross is remembered. &#8220;Good Friday&#8221; evolved from &#8220;God&#8221; or &#8220;God&#8217;s Friday&#8221;. Good Friday occurs between the March 20th and April 23rd for the decade (2001 to 2010).</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Since 100 C. E., Good Friday has been observed as a day of simple fasting having no association with Jesus&#8217; death. Only from late fourth century, it has been associated with the crucifixion. On this day, special service prayers are held with readings from the Gospel leading up to the crucifixion. Mainstream Christian Churches view Christ&#8217;s crucifixion as a voluntary and vicarious act, where death itself was conquered by resurrection.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Divine Liturgy or Mass is not celebrated in churches on this day. However, Catholics can still receive the Eucharist consecrated the previous day at the Holy Thursday Mass. Instead of the Divine Liturgy, the Orthodox meet up to three times during the day for prayer: in the forenoon, to pray the Royal Hours appointed for that day; in the afternoon, the Vespers of Holy Friday; and in the evening, the Matins of Holy Saturday. Many Protestant Churches hold special services on this day as well.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Catholic Good Friday services include readings from Scripture, with the priest, one or more readers, and the congregation all taking part. A crucifix is presented, with the people given an opportunity to venerate it. Some Congregations also re-enact the role of Jesus&#8217; in a ritual called the Stations of the Cross. Hence, Good Friday is observed as a day of sorrow, mourning and fasting.</div>
<p>Good Friday</p>
<p>Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Great Friday or Black Friday, is the Friday preceding <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/easter/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Easter">Easter</a> Sunday (&#8220;Pascha&#8221;). It commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha.</p>
<p>Good Friday is a special day celebrated by the <a href="http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/tag/christians/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Christians">Christians</a>. It falls towards the end of the Holy Week and marks Jesus&#8217; resurrection. Initially called God&#8217;s Friday, Christ&#8217;s suffering and death on the cross is remembered. &#8220;Good Friday&#8221; evolved from &#8220;God&#8221; or &#8220;God&#8217;s Friday&#8221;. Good Friday occurs between the March 20th and April 23rd for the decade (2001 to 2010).</p>
<p>Since 100 C. E., Good Friday has been observed as a day of simple fasting having no association with Jesus&#8217; death. Only from late fourth century, it has been associated with the crucifixion. On this day, special service prayers are held with readings from the Gospel leading up to the crucifixion. Mainstream Christian Churches view Christ&#8217;s crucifixion as a voluntary and vicarious act, where death itself was conquered by resurrection.</p>
<p>Divine Liturgy or Mass is not celebrated in churches on this day. However, Catholics can still receive the Eucharist consecrated the previous day at the Holy Thursday Mass. Instead of the Divine Liturgy, the Orthodox meet up to three times during the day for prayer: in the forenoon, to pray the Royal Hours appointed for that day; in the afternoon, the Vespers of Holy Friday; and in the evening, the Matins of Holy Saturday. Many Protestant Churches hold special services on this day as well.</p>
<p>Catholic Good Friday services include readings from Scripture, with the priest, one or more readers, and the congregation all taking part. A crucifix is presented, with the people given an opportunity to venerate it. Some Congregations also re-enact the role of Jesus&#8217; in a ritual called the Stations of the Cross. Hence, Good Friday is observed as a day of sorrow, mourning and fasting.</p>

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