Today is the Feast of the Ascension, or Ascension Thursday, or Ascension Day. It is the Christian feast commemorating the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven, as recorded in Acts chapter 1. It is one of the universally celebrated feasts, along with Good Friday, Easter, and Pentecost, happening the fortieth day after Easter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension and
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/ascension-day
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