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fiestas de precepto y actos de culto

English translation: religious holidays and services


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Spanish term or phrase:fiestas de precepto y actos de culto
English translation:religious holidays and services
Entered by: Poughkeepsie
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08:31 Sep 10, 2007
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Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel / Church description
Spanish term or phrase: fiestas de precepto y actos de culto
Hola

Tengo una descripción de una iglesia y dice que esta cerrada durante "fiestas de precepto y actos de culto".

¿Alguna sugerencia?

Gracias.
Poughkeepsie
religious holidays and services
Explanation:
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Margarita Palatnik
Local time: 05:01
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4religious holidays and servicesMargarita Palatnik
5 +2feast days and religious services
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
religious holidays and services


Explanation:
in plain language

Margarita Palatnik
Local time: 05:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge
42 mins
  -> thanks Carol

agree  Deborah Lockett
1 hr
  -> thanks again Deborah

agree  Adriana Penco
3 hrs
  -> gracias arte

agree  Laura Rodriguez
5 hrs
  -> gracias Laura
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
feast days and religious services


Explanation:
In Catholic countries it is usual to speak of feast days rather than holidays (holy days), although they do have the same meaning

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teresa quimper: I agree, but it is unusual for a church to be closed on feast days
6 hrs
  -> even more surprising that it will be closed during religious services - maybe it is closed to tourists and sightseers - this is quite common

agree  Sebastian Claucich
6 hrs
  -> thanks
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