Ascension Day in Congo - 2023

18 May 2023, Thursday

Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.

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When was Ascension Day in Congo 2023?

18 May 2023, Thursday

About: Ascension Day

The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion and Pentecost. Following the account of Acts 1:3 that the risen Jesus appeared for 40 days prior to his Ascension, Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter, although some Christian denominations have moved the observance to the following Sunday, sometimes called Ascension Sunday. The day of observance varies by ecclesiastical province in many Christian denominations, as with Methodists and Catholics, for example. Ascensiontide refers to the ten-day period between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost. The Sunday within that period may be referred to as the Seventh Sunday of Easter or the Sunday in Ascensiontide.

Also calledAscension Day, Ascension Thursday, Holy Thursday
Observed byCatholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Moravians, Methodists, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox
SignificanceCommemorates the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
ObservancesService of Worship / Mass
Date39 days after Easter
date39 days after Easter
Frequencyannual
Related toEaster, Pentecost
Wikidata descriptionChristian religious holiday
Wikidata idQ51638
Wikidata labelFeast of the Ascension
Wikidata aliasesArray

Ascension Day (2023) in other countries.

S.no.CountryDateHolidayType
1Andorra18 May, ThursdayAscension DayObservance
2Aruba18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
3Australia18 May, ThursdayAscension DayChristian
4Austria18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
5Belgium18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
6Benin18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
7Botswana18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
8Burkina Faso18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
9Burundi18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
10Cameroon18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
11Canada18 May, ThursdayAscension DayChristian
12Central African Republic18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
13Colombia22 May, MondayAscension DayNational holiday
14Congo18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
15Curaçao18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
16Czechia18 May, ThursdayAscension DayChristian
17Denmark18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
18Eswatini18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
19Faroe Islands18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
20Finland18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
21France18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
22French Polynesia18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
23Germany18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday,Christian
24Greenland18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
25Iceland18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
26Lebanon18 May, ThursdayAscension DayObservance
27Lesotho18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
28Liechtenstein18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
29Luxembourg18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
30Madagascar18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
31Martinique18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
32Mayotte18 May, ThursdayAscension DayObservance
33Mexico18 May, ThursdayAscension DayObservance
34Monaco18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
35Namibia18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
36Netherlands18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
37New Caledonia18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
38Norway18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
39Portugal18 May, ThursdayAscension DayLocal holiday , Beja
40Reunion18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
41Saint Martin18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
42Saint Pierre and Miquelon18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
43Senegal18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
44Sint Maarten18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
45South Africa18 May, ThursdayAscension DayObservance
46St. Barts18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
47Sweden18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
48Switzerland18 May, ThursdayAscension DayCommon local holiday , Zurich (ZH)
49Togo18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
50United Kingdom18 May, ThursdayAscension DayChristian
51United States18 May, ThursdayAscension DayChristian
52Vanuatu18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
53Vatican City (Holy See)18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
54Venezuela18 May, ThursdayAscension DayCommon local holiday
55Wallis and Futuna18 May, ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday