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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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The Eastern Orthodox cross. December 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 2. All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 14 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For January 1 (New Style), Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 19.
The Eastern Orthodox cross. Aug. 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 2. All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For September 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 19.
Since then Orthodox church music has expanded and become more elaborate. The church uses eight 'tones' or 'modes,' which are broad categories of melodies. Within each of these tones are many small more precise melodies. All of these tones and their melodies rotate weekly so that during each week a particular tone is used for singing music.
Hebrew calendar used in Orthodox Jewish liturgy Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Orthodox liturgical calendar .
A sticheron (Greek: στιχηρόν "set in verses"; plural: stichera; Greek: στιχηρά) is a hymn of a particular genre sung during the daily evening (Hesperinos/Vespers) and morning offices, and some other services, of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.
Eastern Orthodox liturgical days (15 C, 61 P) M. Eastern Orthodox liturgical music (3 C, 28 P) ... Revised Julian calendar;