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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.
Together with Pascha, these are the most significant dates on the Orthodox liturgical calendar. Eight of the great feasts are in honor of Jesus Christ, while the other four are dedicated to the Virgin Mary—the Theotokos. [1]
Churches that adopted this calendar did so on varying dates. However, all Eastern Orthodox churches continue to use the Julian calendar to determine the date of Easter (except for the Finnish Orthodox Church, which now uses the Gregorian Easter; the Estonian Orthodox Church used the Gregorian Easter from 1923 to 1945).
The following list contains calendar of saints observed by the Orthodox Tewahedo Church, ... This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 15:54 (UTC).
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 ...
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Commemorations on the Fixed Cycle depend upon the day of the calendar year, and also, occasionally, specific days of the week that fall near specific calendar dates, e.g., the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross. The texts for this cycle are found in the Menaion.
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