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Reformation Day

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod calendar identifies 31 October as Reformation Day and provides the recurring observance in its church calendar.

Date / rule31 October annually in the cited Lutheran calendar
ScopeLutheran / Protestant Christian commemoration
VerificationChurch Calendar Current 2026
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveSaturday, October 31, 2026See everything on October 31 →
Authority summary

What is Reformation Day?

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod calendar identifies 31 October as Reformation Day and provides the recurring observance in its church calendar.

Date and recurrence

31 October annually in the cited Lutheran calendar

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Lutheran / Protestant Christian commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod — Reformation Day calendarFaith Organization
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Reformation Day?

31 October annually in the cited Lutheran calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: 31 October.

Does Reformation Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is Reformation Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Lutheran / Protestant Christian commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Reformation Day?

The stored designation basis is: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod calendar identifies 31 October as Reformation Day and provides the recurring observance in its church calendar.. Supporting provenance includes Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod — Reformation Day calendar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Reformation Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Lutheran / Protestant Christian commemoration. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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