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Kristi Himmelfartsdag fejres i Danmark 40 dage efter Påskesøndag.
Det fejres altid på en torsdag, og er også kendt som Kristi flyvdag.
Datoen ændres dog fra år til år.
Kristi Himmelfartsdag fejrer dagen, 40 dage efter påske, hvor Jesus Kristi jordiske legeme steg til himmel.
Kristi Himmelfartsdag er en økumenisk fest i den kristne kirke, hvilket betyder, at det bliver fejret af alle trosretninger og kulturer inden for den kristne kirke.
Denne dag er lige så vigtig som påske eller pinse.
I den katolske tradition er Kristi Himmelfartsdag en helligdag af forpligtelse.
Kristi Himmelfartsdag er en helligdag i Danmark.
Skoler og kontorer er lukket, og mange butikker og restauranter er lukket eller delvist lukket på denne dag.
Mange arbejdspladser har også lukket dagen efter Kristi Himmelfartsdag, hvilket resulterer i en lang weekend fra torsdag til den følgende mandag for medarbejderne.
Dem som ikke har fri dagen efter Kristi Himmelfartsdag tager ofte fri alligevel for at få en forlænget weekend.
Der er mange helligdage i Danmark i foråret; faktisk er der en periode omkring påske, hvor der næppe er en hel arbejdsuge på grund af alle helligdagene.
Kristi Himmelfartsdag har ikke mange særlige traditioner i Danmark, udover det for nogen traditionelle kirkebesøg.
Men mange familier bruger Kristi Himmelfartsdag som en tid til at holde andre særlige festligheder, såsom bryllupper og konfirmationer.
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Ascension Day, or the Feast of the Ascension, is celebrated in Denmark 40 days after Easter Sunday.
It is always celebrated on a Thursday, and is sometimes known as Christ flyday.
The date changes from year to year, however.
Ascension Day celebrates the day, 40 days after Easter, on which Jesus Christ’s physical, earthly body ascended into heaven.
Ascension Day is an ecumenical feast in the Christian church, which means that it is celebrated by all denominations and cultures within the Christian church.
It is similar in importance to Easter or Pentecost.
In the Catholic tradition, Ascension Day is a Holy Day of Obligation.
Ascension Day is a public holiday in Denmark.
Schools and offices are closed, and many shops and restaurants are closed or have limited operations on this day.
Many workplaces are also closed on the day after Ascension Day, which creates a long weekend from Thursday to the following Monday for employees.
Those whose offices are not closed on the day after Ascension Day often take that day off in order to achieve an extended weekend vacation.
There are many minor holidays in Denmark in the spring; in fact, there is a period of time around Easter when there is hardly a complete work week due to all of the celebrations.
Ascension Day does not have many special customs attributed to it in Denmark, other than the traditional visit to church.
However, many families use Ascension Day as a time to hold other special celebrations, like weddings and confirmations.
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