Reformation Day
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Reformation Day is a Protestant Christian holiday, observed on October 31 in many countries, that marks Martin Luther’s initiation of the Reformation and the broader movement to reform the Western Church.
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| instanceOf |
Christian holiday
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public holiday → |
| associatedWithDenomination |
Anglicanism
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Lutheranism → Methodism → Reformed churches → |
| broaderMovement |
Protestant movement
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Reformation → |
| calendarSystem |
Gregorian calendar
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| category |
Christian holy days
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October observances → |
| commemorates |
Martin Luther’s initiation of the Reformation
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Protestant Reformation → |
| commemoratesEvent |
posting of the Ninety-five Theses
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| commemoratesPerson |
Martin Luther
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| countrySpecificStatus |
public holiday in Chile
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public holiday in Namibia → public holiday in several German states → public holiday in some Swiss cantons → |
| dateObserved |
October 31
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| hasAlternativeName |
Reformation Festival
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Reformation Sunday → |
| keyFigure |
Martin Luther
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Philip Melanchthon → |
| liturgicalColor |
red
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| observanceShift |
some churches transfer observance to the Sunday on or before October 31
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| observedIn |
Austria
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Chile → Germany → Namibia → Slovenia → Switzerland → parts of the United States → various Protestant churches worldwide → |
| originCentury |
16th century
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| originCountryHistorical |
Electorate of Saxony
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| originLocation |
Wittenberg
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| relatedTo |
All Hallows’ Eve
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All Saints’ Day → |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
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| theologicalTheme |
authority of Scripture
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justification by faith alone → reform of the Western Church → |
| typicalPractices |
church services
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hymn singing → reading of Reformation history → sermons on justification by faith → |
| typicalYearlyFrequency |
annual
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Reformation Day
("Reformation Festival")
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Reformation Day ("Reformation Sunday") → |
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Luther Bible
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