{{Short description|Different kinds of bows used in an Eastern Orthodox worship service}} {{Eastern Orthodox sidebar|expanded=worship}} {{refimprove|date=January 2025}} Different kinds of bows one could encounter in Eastern Orthodox service.
The First Council of Nicaea's decree "that prayer be made to God standing" from Pascha (Easter) through Pentecost, and on all Sundays throughout the year, in honour of the Resurrection<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214.vii.vi.xxx.html Canon 20] of the 1st Ecumenical Council, [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214.xiv.iii.xci.html Canon 90] of the 6th Ecumenical Council, Canon 91 of St Basil</ref> is strictly observed, excepting only for prostrating before the Cross on the Third Sunday of Great Lent and on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, if it falls on a Sunday, as well as for a few sacramental services, e.g., ordinations.
== See also == *:ru:Земной поклон *Great bows *Prostration * Metanoia (theology) * Dogeza * Genuflection * Kowtow * Podruchnik * Ruku * Sign of the cross * Sujud
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== Further reading== * [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/kneeling.aspx Why are Prayers Said Without Kneeling On All Sundays and From Pascha Until Pentecost?] Orthodox Information Center *{{cite Efron|Поклоны}}
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