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The declaration of 3 July 2021 as Indian Christian Day / Yeshu Bhakti Divas as an annual day of remembrance, is for Indian followers of Jesus to celebrate the person and message of Christ which was brought to India in 52 AD by his disciple, St. Thomas the Apostle . This day, historically observed as St. Thomas Day, commemorates the martyrdom of ...
Central holidays:Fixed; Date Name Type Details April – May: Buddha Purnima: Floating Buddhist festival that celebrates Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism (c. 563-483 BC). It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Buddhist calendar. December 25: Christmas Day: Fixed
Movable Christian observances, 2021 January. First Sunday of the year, unless the Sunday falls on January 1, 6, or 7, then January 2: January 5. Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Roman Catholicism, according to the General Roman Calendar of 1960) First Monday: January 6 . Handsel Monday (Scotland and Northern England)
The Maramon Convention, a Christian convention in Asia, is held at Maramon, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India annually in February on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River next to the Kozhencherry Bridge. It is organised by Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association, the missionary wing of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church .
e. St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India ( STECI) is an Oriental Protestant (Reformed Orthodox) episcopal denomination based in Kerala, India. The church originated from a schism in the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church in 1961 and forms a part of the Saint Thomas Syrian Christian community. The headquarters of the church is at Tiruvalla, Kerala.
Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday. Whit Tuesday (syn. Whittuesday, Whitsun Tuesday) is the Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost Monday, the third day of the week beginning on Pentecost. [1] Pentecost is a movable feast in the Christian calendar dependent upon the date of Easter.
Christianity is the third-largest practiced religion in Kerala, accounting for 18% of the population according to the 2001 Indian census. [1] According to traditional accounts, Thomas the Apostle sailed to the Malabar region in 52 AD and introduced Christianity to the area. [2] Although a minority, the Christian population of Kerala is ...
Dalit Christian songs emerged as a significant medium for the expression of social change and emancipation in 19th century Kerala. Through these songs, the Dalit community in Kerala, primarily consisting of the Pulaya and Paraya castes, found a means to challenge the oppressive caste system and the practice of caste-based slavery.