Fast Day (Massachusetts)
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Fast Day (Massachusetts) was a former public holiday in Massachusetts rooted in colonial-era religious observance and fasting, later discontinued and effectively superseded by Patriots’ Day.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former public holiday
→
public holiday → religious observance → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
→
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| associatedWith |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
→
New England religious traditions → |
| commemoratedBySuccessorHoliday |
Patriots’ Day
→
|
| country |
United States
→
|
| culturalSignificance |
reflected Puritan emphasis on communal repentance
→
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| dateReformEffect |
introduction of Patriots’ Day
→
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| follows |
colonial-era tradition of fasting
→
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| hasLegalStatus |
legal holiday in Massachusetts
→
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| hasReligiousOrigin |
Puritan religious practice
→
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| hasSuccessor |
Patriots’ Day
→
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| legalAbolitionContext |
early 20th-century holiday reforms in Massachusetts
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| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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| observanceType |
day of fasting and humiliation
→
day of public prayer → |
| observedBy |
colonial authorities in Massachusetts Bay Colony
→
residents of Massachusetts → |
| observedInPeriod |
19th century
→
colonial era → early 20th century → |
| publicHolidayType |
state holiday
→
|
| reasonForReplacement |
declining religious observance
→
shift toward secular and historical commemoration → |
| religiousCharacter |
Protestant
→
|
| replacedBy |
Patriots’ Day
→
|
| scope |
statewide in Massachusetts
→
|
| status |
discontinued holiday
→
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| supersededBy |
Patriots’ Day
→
|
| typicalActivities |
fasting
→
prayer → religious services → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Patriots’ Day
→
|
replaced |