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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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Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and ...
The holiday is interesting as it combines secular traditions of bringing in the New Year with the Christian Orthodox Christmastide customs, such as Rozhdestvo. The New Year by the Julian calendar is still informally observed, and the tradition of celebrating the coming of the New Year twice is widely enjoyed: January 1 ( New New Year) and ...
This year, Orthodox Easter is on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Why are Orthodox Easter and Easter on different days? Simply put, the differing dates have to do with the different calendars followed by the ...
Great Friday is a national holiday, All Souls Day is another holiday that is observed by most Christians in India. [197] Most Protestant churches celebrate harvest festivals, usually in late October or early November. [198] Easter and All Saints Day are also observed by many. Christian weddings in India conform to the white wedding.
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Orthodox Christians do not hold to the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, in which it is taught that Mary was preserved from the ancestral sin that befalls us all as descendants of Adam and Eve, in anticipation of her giving birth to the sinless Christ. The Orthodox believe that Mary, and indeed all mankind, was born ...