Feast of the Circumcision of Christ 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 of days) after his birth, the occasion on which the child was formally given his name. The circumcision took place not in the Temple, though painters sometimes so represent it, but in the home. The circumcision of Jesus has traditionally been seen, as explained in the popular 14th-century work the "Golden Legend", as the first time the blood of Christ was
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