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6 January – Christmas; 28 January – National Army Day; 8 March – International Women's Day; 21 April – Easter Monday; 24 April – Armenian Remembrance Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 9 May – Victory and Peace Day; 28 May – 1st Republic Day; 5 July – Constitution Day; 21 September - Independence Day; 31 December - New Year's Eve
Thus, the Armenian year 1461 (Gregorian & Julian 2011) completed the first Sothic cycle, and the Armenian Calendar was one year off. In A.D. 352, tables compiled by Andreas of Byzantium were introduced in Armenia to determine the religious holidays. When those tables exhausted on 11 July 552 (Julian Calendar), the Armenian calendar was ...
While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the world's 200 million Orthodox Christians, the birth of Jesus Christ is marked on 7 January.
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days.
While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including ...
Meanwhile, the Christmas Day sea swim typically takes place on—you guessed it—Dec. 25, when families and friends gather at beaches and lakes across the island to take a dip in waters that ...
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Source: [2] 1 January – New Year's Day 7 January – Orthodox Christmas Day 30 March – Eid al-Fitr 21 April – Orthodox Easter Monday 1 May – Labour Day 24 May – Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day