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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.
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Drawing of Mary, mother of Jesus, 'with her beloved son,' from a Geʽez manuscript copy of Weddasé Māryām, circa 1875. The following list contains calendar of saints observed by the Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
List of Christian liturgical calendars, calendars used by predominantly Christian communities or countries, and calendars referred to as the "Christian calendar." Gregorian calendar, internationally accepted civil calendar used in Western Christendom; Armenian calendar, used by Armenian Christians and Churches
1 Holy Week, Palm Sunday; 2 Great Monday; 3 Great Tuesday, Remembrance of the Ten Virgins; 4 Great Wednesday; 5 Holy Thursday, Remembrance of the Last Supper; 6 Holy Friday, Commemoration of the Passion, Crucifixion, and Burial of our Lord Jesus Christ; 7 Holy Saturday: Eve of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
The Orthodox feast of the Dormition is analogous to what Roman Catholicism calls the Assumption of Mary. According to Orthodox Tradition, Mary died like all humanity, "falling asleep", so to speak, as the name of the feast indicates. (Catholic theologians are divided on the issue of whether Mary died.
Christmas Eve is not a designated federal holiday. Still, U.S. presidents, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have used the holiday to grant a day off to the country's more than 2 million ...
The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, [1] [2] consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.