Christ's Ascension
Christ's Ascension is held on May 9. Or Kristi Himmelfartsdag in Norway. This event in the first decade of the month May is annual. Help us
Ascension Day a christian-based holiday celebrated around the world. While Norway split church from state in 2017 after a five-year process, the country retains its faith-based public holidays. For most Norwegians, Ascension Day is simply one of the several public holidays that means an additional day off work. The day is one of the non-fixed holidays, meaning it falls on a different date each year.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Victory Day in Poland and Czech on May 8 (Narodowy Dzień Zwycięstwa in Poland established in 2015; Liberation Day in Czech Republic);
Johannian Holidays in Orleans, France on May 8 (in honor of the liberation in 1429 of Joan of Arc and her army from the city besieged by the British);
Father's Day in Germany on May 9 (Vatertag is always celebrated on Ascension Day);
Europe Day on May 9 (is the name of two annual observance days, 5 May by the Council of Europe and 9 May by the European Union, which recognize the peace and prosperity within Europe that both have achieved since their formation);
Freienfels Knights' Games on May 9 (Taking place on Ascension Day weekend);
Blood ride in Weingarten on May 10 (A mystical horse procession);
The day of the abolition of slavery in France on May 10 (Abolition de l'esclavage mark according to the law of May 21, 2001)