Ascension Day is not a holiday throughout Europe

26-05-2022

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Wim Hulsman & Bastiaan van Soest, RD

Ascension Day is not a holiday throughout Europe

Thursday is Ascension Day and over little more than a week, the first and second day of Pentecost will be celebrated. In some countries, these days are fixed holidays. But what about elsewhere in Europe?

Russian Orthodox believer during Easter celebration. Photo EPA, Igor Kovalenko

Five questions about Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Worldwide, Christians will celebrate and commemorate the resurrection of Christ in the coming weeks. Especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church, this is a big happening.

Should teachers tell the Biblical Easter story to kindergarten classes?

Several Norwegian kindergarten teachers omit the Christian Easter story when celebrating the Christian holiday with their pupils.

Primary school in The Netherlands. Photo ANP, Koen van Weel

Is the Biblical image of man the same as the psychological picture?

Getting the best out of yourself. Becoming who you really are. Developing your core qualities. All this positive psychology has penetrated Christian schools also. There it causes friction with the convictions of some teachers.

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