Editing Liturgical year (section)

==Secular observance==
Because of the dominance of Christianity in Europe throughout the [[Middle Ages]], many features of the Christian year became incorporated into the secular calendar. Many of its feasts (e.g., [[Christmas]], [[Mardi Gras]], [[Saint Patrick's Day]]) remain holidays, and are now celebrated by people of all faiths and none—in some cases worldwide. The secular celebrations bear varying degrees of likeness to the religious feasts from which they derived, often also including elements of ritual from [[Paganism|pagan]] festivals of similar date.