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62:. The beginning of the celebration is December 11. If December 11th were to be a weekday then the holiday is postponed until the following Sunday. These cases can be perceived in the year 2019, December 11 was a Wednesday, therefore, the holiday was celebrated four days later on Sunday, December 15.
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