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Many times in the German Church Records, a minister recorded the date of an event by the name of the Fixed or Moveable Feast Date which is based on the liturgical year (the church year) rather than the Julian or Gregorian date that we would recognize. To convert a Moveable Feast Day that you see in a record to a Julian or Gregorian date, choose the year that you are working in from the table below. | Many times in the German Church Records, a minister recorded the date of an event by the name of the Fixed or Moveable Feast Date which is based on the liturgical year (the church year) rather than the Julian or Gregorian date that we would recognize. To convert a Moveable Feast Day that you see in a record to a Julian or Gregorian date, choose the year that you are working in from the table below. | ||
Another great tool for calculating a moveable feast day is the book ''The Comprehensive Genealogical Feast Day Calendar'' by Inger M. Bukke, Peer K. Kristensen, and Finn A. Thomsen. ( | Another great tool for calculating a moveable feast day is the book ''The Comprehensive Genealogical Feast Day Calendar'' by Inger M. Bukke, Peer K. Kristensen, and Finn A. Thomsen. (FS Library Library call number 529.44 C738) | ||
For information on the order of the Lutheran church year see [[Lutheran Liturgical Calendar]]. | For information on the order of the Lutheran church year see [[Lutheran Liturgical Calendar]]. | ||
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