This page groups holidays by where they first took shape. Wikipedia notes that "festivals (feriae) were an important part of Roman religious life during both the Republican and Imperial eras, and were one of the primary features of the Roman calendar." Browsing by place of origin lets a visitor find every holiday that first arose in the same place.
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What Defines This GroupingThe days a tradition ranks above all others in its year. The English phrase is a Jewish usage for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and the days between them; applying it to Easter, Pascha and Vesak is this classification's extension of the phrase and not those traditions' own term for their greatest days. 2 Learn More
The high holy days
This group gathers high holy days, the most sacred and solemn days of a tradition's calendar, set above ordinary festivals in importance. The term is most familiar from Judaism, where the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur open the year in awe and repentance.
The browser will find the high holy days the atlas gathers. The entries describe each day's occasion, observance and meaning, noting the tradition to which it belongs.
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Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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