january 1

1. (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus;
   Celebrated on January 1st (synset 115218106)
   referred to in:

   • church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
   • anglican church, anglican communion, church of england - the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
   is a type of: feast day, fete day - a day designated for feasting
   same as: circumcision, feast of the circumcision
2. (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation (synset 115217725)
   referred to in: church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
   is a type of: holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
   is a part of: jan, january - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
   same as: solemnity of mary
3. The first day of the year (synset 115207024)
   is a type of: legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
   is a part of: jan, january - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
   same as: new year's, new year's day

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