Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

{{Short description|Liturgical calendar used within Eastern Orthodox churches}} {{redirect|Orthodox year|the start of the [[Hebrew calendar]] in [[Orthodox Judaism]]|Rosh Hashanah}} {{more footnotes|date=May 2019}} {{Eastern Orthodox sidebar|expanded=calendar}}

The '''Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar''' describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. Passages of [[Holy Scripture]], [[saint]]s 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 day]]s.

There are two types of feasts in the [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox Church]] calendar: fixed and movable. ''Fixed feasts'' occur on the same calendar day every year, whereas ''movable feasts'' change each year. The [[moveable feast]]s are generally relative to Pascha ([[Easter]]), and so the cycle of moveable feasts is referred to as the [[Paschal cycle]].

==Fixed feasts== [[File:Cheryi-minei.jpg|thumb|right|[[Russian icon]] depicting the calendar of saints (18th–19th century).]] {{see also|Menologium}} The following list of dates links only to fixed feasts of the [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox Church]]. These are the fixed ''dates''; the particular ''day'' on which that date is observed differs depending upon whether one follows the [[Julian Calendar]] (sometimes referred to as the "[[Old Style and New Style dates|Old Calendar]]") or the [[Revised Julian Calendar]] ("[[New Style|New Calendar]]"). All dates having to do with [[Easter|Pascha]] (Easter) - the beginning of [[Great Lent]], [[Ascension of Jesus Christ|Ascension]], [[Pentecost]], etc. - are moveable feasts, and thus are not on this calendar (see [[Paschal cycle]]).

These important notes should be remembered in using the following calendar: *For the day in the modern [[Gregorian Calendar]], on which churches following the Julian Calendar celebrate any fixed date's commemoration, the 13 days which were lapsed to correct the calendar to the seasons must again lapse, by adding the 13 days to the dates below. For example, Christmas Day (25 December) on the Julian Calendar falls on 7 January of the modern Gregorian Calendar.

The number of days by which the Gregorian calendar differs from the Julian calendar is currently 13, but will increase to 14 on 1 March 2100. Over the course of future centuries, [[Gregorian calendar#Difference between Gregorian and Julian calendar dates|the difference]] will continue to increase, limitlessly.

*For those churches which follow the Revised Julian Calendar, the dates below correspond exactly to the dates on the Gregorian Calendar.

The Eastern Orthodox [[liturgical year]] begins on [[1 September]].

{|- | September |[[September 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[September 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[September 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[September 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[September 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[September 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[September 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[September 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[September 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[September 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[September 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[September 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[September 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[September 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[September 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[September 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[September 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[September 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[September 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[September 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] |- | October |[[October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[October 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[October 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[October 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[October 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[October 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[October 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[October 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[October 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[October 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[October 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[October 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |- | November |[[November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[November 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[November 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[November 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[November 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[November 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[November 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[November 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[November 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[November 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[November 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[November 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[November 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[November 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[November 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[November 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[November 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[November 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[November 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[November 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] |- | December     |[[December 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[December 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[December 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[December 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[December 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[December 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[December 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[December 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[December 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[December 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[December 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[December 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[December 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[December 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[December 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[December 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[December 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[December 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |- | January |[[January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[January 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[January 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[January 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[January 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[January 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[January 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[January 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[January 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[January 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[January 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[January 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[January 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[January 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |- | February |[[February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[February 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[February 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[February 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[February 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[February 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[February 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[February 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[February 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[February 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[February 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|(29)]] |- | March |[[March 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[March 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[March 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[March 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[March 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[March 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[March 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[March 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[March 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[March 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[March 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[March 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[March 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[March 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[March 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[March 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[March 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[March 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[March 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[March 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |- | April |[[April 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[April 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[April 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[April 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[April 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[April 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[April 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[April 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[April 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] |- | May |[[May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[May 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[May 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[May 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[May 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[May 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[May 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[May 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[May 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[May 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[May 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[May 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[May 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[May 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |- | June |[[June 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[June 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[June 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[June 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[June 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[June 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[June 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[June 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[June 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[June 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[June 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[June 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[June 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[June 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[June 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[June 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[June 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[June 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[June 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] |- | July |[[July 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[July 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[July 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[July 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[July 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[July 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[July 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[July 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[July 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[July 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[July 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[July 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[July 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[July 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |- | August |[[August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|1]] [[August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|2]] [[August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|3]] [[August 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|4]] [[August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|5]] [[August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|6]] [[August 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|7]] [[August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|8]] [[August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|9]] [[August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|10]] [[August 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|11]] [[August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|12]] [[August 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|13]] [[August 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|14]] [[August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|15]] [[August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|16]] [[August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|17]] [[August 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|18]] [[August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|19]] [[August 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|20]] [[August 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|21]] [[August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|22]] [[August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|23]] [[August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|24]] [[August 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|25]] [[August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|26]] [[August 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|27]] [[August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|28]] [[August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|29]] [[August 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|30]] [[August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|31]] |}

==Moveable feasts== {{main|Paschal cycle}} {{see also|Movable Eastern Christian Observances}} [[Easter|Pascha]] (Easter) is, by far, the most important day in the ecclesiastical year, and all other days, in one way or another, are dependent upon it. Pascha falls on different calendar dates from year to year, calculated according to a strict set of rules (see [[Computus]] for details). While the Fixed Cycle begins on September 1,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/church-year|title=The Orthodox Faith - Volume II - Worship - the Church Year - Church Year|publisher=[[Orthodox Church in America]]}}</ref> the new Paschal Cycle begins on "[[Zaccheus]] Sunday" in the Slavic tradition or the "Sunday of the Canaanite Woman" in the Greek tradition{{Citation needed|reason=Gospel about Canaanite Woman in the Slavic tradition must read on 17th Sunday after Pentecost. Is it really Greeks read it eleven Sundays before Pascha?|date=February 2020}} (the beginning of the preparatory season before [[Great Lent]]), eleven Sundays before Pascha, and continues until the Zaccheus Sunday or Sunday of the Canaanite Woman of the following year. The Epistle and Gospel readings at the [[Divine Liturgy]] throughout the year are determined by the date of Pascha.

==Great Feasts== {{main|Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church}} There are Twelve Great Feasts throughout the church year—not counting Pascha, which is above and beyond all other feast days. These are feasts which celebrate major historical events in the lives of Jesus Christ or the [[Theotokos]] ([[Virgin Mary]]). Of these, three are on the Paschal Cycle: * The [[Palm Sunday#Eastern and Oriental Christianity|Entry into Jerusalem]] (Flowery/Willow/[[Palm Sunday]]), the Sunday before Pascha * The [[Feast of the Ascension|Ascension of Christ]], forty days after Pascha * [[Pentecost]], fifty days after Pascha

The other Great Feasts are on the Fixed Cycle: * The [[Nativity of the Theotokos]], {{OldStyleDateNY|21 September|8 September}} * The [[Exaltation of the Cross]] ([[Roodmas]]), {{OldStyleDateNY|27 September|14 September}} * The [[Presentation of the Theotokos]], {{OldStyleDateNY|4 December|21 November}} * The [[Nativity of Christ|Nativity of the Lord]] ([[Christmas]]), {{OldStyleDateNY|7 January|25 December}} * The [[Feast of the Baptism of the Lord|Baptism of Christ]] (Theophany, also called [[Epiphany (Christian)|Epiphany]]), {{OldStyleDateNY|19 January|6 January}} * The [[Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple|Presentation of Jesus at the Temple]] (Candlemas), {{OldStyleDateNY|15 February|2 February}} * The [[Feast of the Annunciation|Annunciation]], {{OldStyleDateNY|7 April|25 March}} * The [[Feast of the Transfiguration|Transfiguration of Jesus]], {{OldStyleDateNY|19 August|6 August}} * The [[Dormition of the Theotokos]], {{OldStyleDateNY|28 August|15 August}} In addition, the feast day of the [[patron saint]] of a [[parish church]] or [[monastery]] is counted as a Great Feast, and is celebrated with great solemnity.

==Liturgical seasons== In addition to [[Great Lent]], there are three other lesser lenten seasons in the church year: *[[Nativity Fast]] (40 days in preparation for the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord) *[[Apostles' Fast]] (variable time from the second Monday after Pentecost until the [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]]) *[[Dormition Fast]] (2 weeks from 1 August to 14 August in preparation for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos)

The season from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (three weeks before the Great Lent) through Holy Saturday is called [[Triodion]], while the season from Pascha through Pentecost is called the [[Pentecostarion]].

==Printed calendars== Because of the complexity created by the intersection of the various cycles, a number of Orthodox institutions will print an annual calendar which contains [[rubrics]] for the services during that particular year. Simpler wall calendars will show the major commemoration of the day together with the appointed scripture readings.

==See also== *[[Byzantine calendar]] *[[List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles]]

==References== {{Reflist}} *For saints, feasts, and other commemorations: **[http://www.rongolini.com/synaxariontoc.htm Complete lives of the saints] for every day of the Byzantine liturgical year **[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/calendar.asp Lives of the Saints and Feast days] Search at Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America **[http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/ Orthodox Calendar] at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church **[http://www.menologion.com Where to learn and purchase Orthodox Liturgical Calendars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704131645/http://menologion.com/ |date=2019-07-04 }} *For scriptural readings: **The [[Orthodox Study Bible]] - Nashville, Tennessee: [[Thomas Nelson Publishers]], 1993: 771-780

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