Ascension Day
Event Category: All Events, Religous/Spiritual, Mexico Holidays/Observances, and Mexico Observance
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This religious holiday marks the 40th day after the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday. Special masses and celebrations in most all the churches.
Ascension Day is a floating holiday that falls forty days after Easter. It always falls on a Thursday, but the date changes yearly.
Ascension Day is one of the earliest Christian festivals dating back to the year 68. According to the New Testament in the Bible, Jesus Christ met several times with his disciples during the 40 days after his resurrection to instruct them on how to carry out his teachings. It is believed that on the 40th day he took them to the Mount of Olives, where they watched as he ascended to heaven.
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