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41Christmas dinner — An oven roasted turkey. Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. In many ways the meal is similar to a standard Sunday dinner. Christmas feasts have traditionally been luxurious and abundant.… …
42Skardu District — is part of Baltistan and currently constitutes one of the zeven districts of Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is bounded on the southeast by Kargil district (within Indian administered Kashmir), on the east by Ghanche District, on the northeast by… …
43Jain festivals — True to their more austere nature and image, the festivals of the Jains (see JAINISM) are much less exuberant celebrations than those of the Hindus. Jains in fact distance themselves from the more raucous festivals of Hinduism such as HOLI.… …
44Saint Bibiana — This article refers to the fourth century saint. See also Saint Vibiana of Los Angeles fame. : Bibiana redirects here. For the Italian municipality, see Bibiana (TO).Infobox Saint name=Saint Bibiana birth date=4th century death date=4th century… …
45Fat Thursday — (Polish Tłusty czwartek , German Fetter Donnerstag , Schmutziger Donnerstag , or in areas where carnival is celebrated Weiberfastnacht ) is a traditional Polish and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent. Because Lent is a time of… …
46Zosimas of Palestine — Infobox Saint name=Saint Zosimus (Zosima) of Palestine birth date=c. 460 death date=c. 560 feast day=4 April venerated in=Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize= caption= birth place=Palestine death place=Palestine titles=Venerable (Monk) beatified… …
47Montanism — Heretical Christian movement founded in AD 156 by Montanus. Having converted to Christianity, Montanus fell into a trance and began to prophesy. Others joined him, and the movement spread through Asia Minor. The Montanists held that the Holy… …
48fast — ; fasting This word (derived from Old English for holding fast ) refers to the penitential practice of going without food and water for a given period of time; the purpose of fasting is spiritual self discipline, penance for one s sins, and… …
49Eastern Orthodox Church — Orthodox Catholic Church and Orthodox Christian Church redirect here. For other uses of the term, see Orthodox (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Oriental Orthodox Churches. See also: Eastern Christianity and Orthodoxy by country The… …
50endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
