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t. e. 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 ...
Julian. 29 July 2024. The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people (also known as the Berbers).
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it in importance, there is a group of Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον). Together with Pascha, these are the most ...
The Revised Julian calendar, or less formally the new calendar and also known as the Milanković calendar, is a calendar proposed in 1923 by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković as a more accurate alternative to both Julian and Gregorian calendars. At the time, the Julian calendar was still in use by all of the Eastern Orthodox Church and ...
Saint Jovan Vladimir (King of Duklja) – 4 June [ O.S. 22 May] Saint Jovan the New (Despot Jovan Branković) – 23 December [ O.S. 10 December] Saint Josif the New – 28 September [ O.S. 15 September] Saint Kirilo ( Kirilo I, Serbian Patriarch) – 12 September [ O.S. 30 August] Saint Great Martyr Lazar (Prince Lazar of Serbia) – 28 June ...
Traditional Russian Christmas festivities start on Christmas Eve, which is celebrated on 6 January [ O.S. 24 December]. Christmas was largely erased from the Russian calendar for much of the 20th century due to the Soviet Union's anti-religious policies, but many of its traditions survived, having been transplanted to New Year's Day. [ 4]
Orthodox calendar may refer to: Eastern Orthodox Church liturgical calendar. Revised Julian calendar, used by some Eastern Orthodox for the calculation of fixed feasts. Julian calendar, used by some Eastern Orthodox for the calculation of fixed feasts. The OC wall calendar, an LGBT-themed photo wall calendar.
November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Oct. 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Nov. 2. All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For November 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 19 .