In the English tradition, days of t

In the English tradition, days of thanksgiving and special thanksgiving religious services became important during the English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII and in reaction to the large number of religious holidays on the Catholic calendar. Before 1536 there were 95 Church holidays, plus 52 Sundays, when people were required to attend church and forego work and sometimes pay for expensive celebrations. The 1536 reforms reduced the

In the English tradition, days of thanksgiving and special thanksgiving religious services became important during the English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII and in reaction to the large number of religious holidays on the Catholic calendar. Before 1536 there were 95 Church holidays, plus 52 Sundays, when people were required to attend church and forego work and sometimes pay for expensive celebrations. The 1536 reforms reduced the

In the, English tradition days of Thanksgiving and special Thanksgiving religious services became important during the. English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII and in reaction to the large number of religious holidays on the Catholic. Calendar. Before 1536 there were 95 Church holidays plus 52 Sundays,,When people were required to attend church and forego work and sometimes pay for expensive celebrations. The 1536 reforms. Reduced the.