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Low Sunday Between March 29 and May 2; Sunday after Easter The Sunday following the "high" feast of Easter, it is also known as Quasimodo Sunday, Close Sunday, or Low Easterday . "Low" probably refers to the lack of high ritual used on Easter, and not to the low attendance usual on this day. The name Quasimodo Sunday comes from the Introit of the mass which is said on this day. In Latin it begins with the phrase Quasi modo geniti infantes —"As newborn babes...." The famous character Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, is said to have been found abandoned on this day, which marks the close of Easter week. SOURCES: DictDays-1988, pp. 21, 70, 93 EncyEaster-2002, p. 360 FestSaintDays-1915, p. 92 OxYear-1999, p. 626 RelHolCal-2004, p. 94 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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