Non-liturgical Usage
The term "octave" is applied to some church observances that are not strictly liturgical. For example, many churches observe an annual "Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity", which runs from 18 January to 25 January. This title has tended to be replaced by "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity", but it is still often referred to as an octave, especially within the Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic traditions.
Each year, Luxembourg holds what is called the octave celebration from the 3rd to the 5th Sunday after Easter, 15 instead of 8 days, in honour of Our Lady of Luxembourg, patroness of the city.
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