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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.
Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as in the Greek Catholic Churches and Byzantine-Rite Lutheran Churches, Christmas is the fourth most important feast (after Pascha, Pentecost and Theophany). The day after, the Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Theotokos.
Date English name Macedonian name 2023 date 2024 date Remarks 1 January: New Year's Day: Нова Година, Nova Godina: 2 January: 1 January 7 January: Orthodox Christmas: Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik: 7 January: 8 January April/May: Orthodox Easter Monday: Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden: 17 April [3] 6 May ...
Orthodox calendar may refer to: Eastern Orthodox Church liturgical calendar Revised Julian calendar , used by some Eastern Orthodox for the calculation of fixed feasts
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.
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In Christianity, the Nativity Fast—or Fast of the Prophets in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church—is a period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and Catholic Church in preparation for the Nativity of Jesus on December 25. [1]
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