A Feast of the Incarnation is generally celebrated on the date on which that particular incarnation is thought to have entered the material world via live birth. However in some traditions, notably Christianity, the actual date of birth may be lost and another significant date substituted instead for this celebration.
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... on October 7, 1860. Three years later he was sent to Hawaii, where he was ordained on May 24, 1864. On May 10, 1873, at his request, he was permitted to travel to ...