Watch Night/Freedom's Eve (Christian)

• Description
  

  Watch Night, also called Freedom’s Eve, Christian religious service held on New Year's Eve and associated, in many African American churches, with a celebration and remembrance of the Emancipation Proclamation (enacted January 1, 1863), which freed slaves in the Confederate states during the Amercian Civil War. Many mainline Protestant churches in the United States sponsor a Watch Night service on New Year’s Eve.

• Time
  Saturday, December 31, 2022
• Where?
  City-Wide Observance, Worcester - Map It
  

  The intent of these calendar entries is to provide information on diverse religious practices as a way to bring awareness to the diverse religious practices in our city. The calendar events can be referenced to avoid scheduling significant events, exams or meetings on days that people may not be able to attend due to these religious observances. Reference to any specific observance is for the information and convenience of the public and does not constitute an endorsement or any religious nor declaration of an official holiday. Community input is requested. Please submit entries to humanrights@worcesterma.gov.

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