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The Old New Year, the Orthodox New Year, also known as Ra's as-Sanah or Ras el-Seni in the Middle East, is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
Filseta (Ge'ez: ፍልሰታ) is a feast day observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in commemoration of the Dormition and Assumption of Mary. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fasting and liturgy extends for two weeks starting from 7 August to 22 August.
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December 18, 2024 at 2:35 PM. 30 Inspirational New Year Prayers and Blessings svetikd ... In this new year, may the grace and peace of Christ bless us now and in the days ahead.
In the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, liturgical music employs the senasel (a sistrum). [5] Additionally, the clergy will use walking stick, called mequamia, [7] to maintain rhythm. [5] Rural churches historically used a dawal to call the faithful to prayer. They are made from stone slabs or pieces of wood. [5]
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.
Orthodox Tewahedo music refers to sacred music of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The music was long associated with Zema (chant), developed by the six century composer Yared . It is essential part of liturgical service in the Church and classified into fourteen anaphoras, with the normal use being the Twelve Apostles .
It is a localized version of the Feast of the Cross and occurs on the 17 Meskerem in the Ethiopian calendar (27 September, Gregorian calendar, or on 28 September in leap years). [1] " Meskel" (or "Meskal" or "Mesqel", there are various ways to transliterate from Ge'ez to Latin script) is Amharic for "cross".