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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 2 months ago
[-] norimee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 2 months ago

Assumption of ONE

Assumption of TWO

Assumption of Mary!

[-] okamiueru@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Puzzled myself.

Edit: did a search, and I'm guessing this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary

Probably a holiday only in Catholic countries, and very likely not in protestant ones.

Relevant map (no valid source, just took the first image from DDG):

Checks out, more or less: https://www.axa-schengen.com/en/blog/holidays-europe-country

[-] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

Indeed, from Wikipedia

Assumption Day on 15 August is a nationwide public holiday in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Gabon, Greece, Georgia, Republic of Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of North Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro (Albanian Catholics), Paraguay, Poland (coinciding with Polish Army Day), Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tahiti, Togo, and Vanuatu;[56] and was also in Hungary until 1948.

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