Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Reformation. It remains on most Lutheran liturgical calendars to this day, although there has been a general move to call it "The Name of Jesus." Martin Luther preached at least one notable sermon on this feast day which is still available in his Church Postils, and up until the late 1970s, Lutheran hymnbooks would contain several hymns relating to this subject. Feast of the Circumcision of Christ The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days (according to the Semitic and southern European calculation of intervals
Feast of the Ascension the fields and placed at home until next year, for good fortune. The feast has been associated with specific hymns and other church music. The oldest hymn in German related to the feast is the Leise "Christ fuhr gen Himmel", first published in 1480. Johann Sebastian Bach composed several cantatas and the "Ascension Oratorio" to be performed in church services on the feast day. He first performed "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37", on 18 May 1724, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128", on 10 May 1725, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43", on 30 May 1726