Feast of Saint John the Baptist

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Christian feast day liturgical celebration

The Feast of Saint John the Baptist is a Christian religious celebration honoring John the Baptist, often marked by liturgical ceremonies, processions, and local cultural traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Feast of Saint John the Baptist canonical 1
Feast of St John 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian feast day ⓘ
liturgical celebration ⓘ
associatedWith Midsummer ⓘ
summer solstice ⓘ
celebratedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

other Christian denominations ⓘ
commemoratesEvent birth of John the Baptist ⓘ
emphasizesTheme preparation for the coming of Christ ⓘ
prophetic mission ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Midsummer ⓘ
surface form: Midsummer Day

Birth of John the Baptist ⓘ
surface form: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

St John’s Day ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition bonfires ⓘ
folk dances ⓘ
local festivals ⓘ
processions ⓘ
hasCustomInSomeCountries bathing in rivers or seas ⓘ
blessing of water ⓘ
lighting of fires on hills or beaches ⓘ
nighttime vigils ⓘ
hasDateInEasternOrthodoxyGregorianEquivalent 7 July ⓘ
hasDateInEasternOrthodoxyJulianCalendar 24 June ⓘ
hasDateInRomanRite 24 June ⓘ
hasDateInWesternChristianity 24 June ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor white ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRankInRomanCatholicChurch Solemnity ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
Mass ⓘ
Vespers ⓘ
processions ⓘ
honors John the Baptist ⓘ
influencedBy pre-Christian midsummer traditions ⓘ
influences folk music and songs in various cultures ⓘ
local cuisine and festive meals ⓘ
isApproximately six months before Christmas ⓘ
isPublicHolidayInSomeCountries yes ⓘ
linkedToBiblicalEvent announcement of John’s birth to Zechariah ⓘ
birth of John to Elizabeth ⓘ
linkedToBiblicalText Gospel of Luke ⓘ
occursRelativeTo Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form: Nativity of Jesus
patronalFeastOf many parishes dedicated to John the Baptist ⓘ
some cities and regions ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ragusa → hasFestival → Feast of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
Golowan Festival → associatedWith → Feast of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
this entity surface form: Feast of St John