The tradition of observing Ascension Day dates back centuries and was widely celebrated by the fourth century. Norway isn’t alone in designating the day as a public holiday, as Sweden, Germany, ...

The Amish community in the Susquehanna Valley will observe Ascension Day on Thursday.It commemorates Jesus' physical ascension into heaven. It falls on the 40th day following Easter Sunday.One of ...

Ahead of Ascension Day tomorrow, we’re looking back at the key date in the Christian calendar and how we’ve marked it over the years. Also known as the Feast of the Ascension, the day is ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has extended her greetings to all Christians in Namibia and across the world commemorating Ascension Day. Ascension Day, in Christian belief, is the ascent of ...

Stay updated with Swisher Post! Read the latest news at Swisher Post Ascension Day, which falls on Thursday, 29 May 2024, is an important Christian holiday in South Africa, commemorating the ...

Yttergrans kyrka in Uppland, with the flag of the Swedish Church in the foreground. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT Ascension Day is a public holiday in Sweden, where Swedes have a day off to mark the day ...

Rooftops were alive with the sound of singing on Thursday morning in what is an Oxford Ascension Day tradition. Local choirs and those from Oxford University dotted the tops of buildings around ...

Thursday is a public holiday in Germany. Most German businesses, including grocery stories, banks and post offices will be closed for Ascension Day, or Christi Himmelfahrt. Public transportation ...

But in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, as in France, Ascension Thursday remains a day off. Here are five questions to better understand its meaning and symbols. According to the Gospels ...

Ahead of Ascension Day tomorrow, we’re looking back at the key date in the Christian calendar and how we’ve marked it over the years. Rachel Cooper and her daughter Sally celebrate Ascension ...