This is a chronological list of moveable Eastern Christian observances. Most of these are calculated by the date of Pascha. It includes secular observances which are calculated by religious observances. ''This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance.''

2020 dates

February

11th Sunday before Pascha: February 2 * Zacchaeus Sunday/Sunday of the Canaanite 63 days before Pascha: February 8 * Feast of Saint Sarkis (

Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the Autocephaly, autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christianity, Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic ...

) 10th Sunday before Pascha: February 9 * Publican & Pharisee Sunday Second Monday before Clean Monday: February 10–13 * Fast of Nineveh 9th Sunday before Pascha: February 16 * Sunday of the Prodigal Son Thursday of the 8th week before Pascha: February 20 * Feast of Saint Vartan (

) Sunday of Meatfare week: February 23 * Sunday of Last Judgement (Meat Fare Sunday) Monday to Sunday following the 9th Sunday before Pascha: February 23-February 28 * Meatfare Week Saturday of Meatfare Week: February 29 * Saturday of Souls

March

Monday to Sunday following Meatfare week: March 1–7 * Cheesefare Week Sunday of Cheesefare week (Eastern Christianity): March 1 * Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheese-Fare Sunday) Monday after Sunday of Forgiveness: March 2 *

Great Lent Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Greek language, Greek: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή, ''Megali Tessarakosti'' or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, ''Megali Nisteia'', meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast", respectively), is the most impor ...

begins ** Clean Monday First Saturday of Great Lent: March 7 * St. Theodore Saturday First Sunday of Great Lent: March 8 *

Feast of Orthodoxy The Feast of Orthodoxy (or Sunday of Orthodoxy or Triumph of Orthodoxy) is celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church and other churches using the Byzantine Rite to commemorate, originally, only the final defeat ...

2nd Saturday of Lent: March 14 * Saturday of Souls 5th Sunday before Pascha and 2nd Sunday of Lent: March 15 * Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas 3rd Saturday of Lent: March 21 * Saturday of Souls 4th Saturday of Lent: March 28 * Saturday of Souls 4th Sunday before Pascha and 3rd Sunday of Lent: March 29 * Sunday of the Holy Cross

April

5th Saturday of Lent: April 4 * Saturday of the Akathist 3rd Sunday before Pascha and 4th Sunday of Lent: April 5 * Sunday of St. John Climacus Day before Palm Sunday: April 11 *

Lazarus Saturday Lazarus Saturday in Eastern Christianity (consisting of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic Churches) refers to the moveable feast before Palm Sunda ...

** Lazareva Subota (

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) 5th Sunday of Lent: April 12 * Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Sunday before Pascha: April 12 *

Palm Sunday Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Its name originates from the palm bran ...

** Flower's Day (

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) Monday after Palm Sunday: April 13 * Great and Holy Monday Tuesday after Palm Sunday: April 14 * Great and Holy Tuesday Wednesday after Palm Sunday: April 15 * Great and Holy Wednesday Thursday after Palm Sunday: April 16 * Great and Holy Thursday Friday after Palm Sunday: April 17 * Great and Holy Friday Saturday after Palm Sunday: April 18 * Great and Holy Saturday April 19 * Pascha ** Fasika (

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church () is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church dates bac ...

) ** Pentecostarion begins. Monday after Pascha: April 20 * Bright Monday **

Sham el-Nessim Sham Ennessim (, ''Sham Al Nassim'' or ''Sham an-Nassim''; Egyptian Arabic: ''Sham Ennesim'', ) is a festival marking the beginning of spring, celebrated by Egyptians of all religions. It is an official public holiday in Egypt.Asante, Molefi Kete ...

(

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) Tuesday after Pascha: April 21 * Bright Tuesday Wednesday after Pascha: April 22 * Bright Wednesday Thursday after Pascha: April 23 * Bright Thursday Friday after Pascha: April 24 * Bright Friday Saturday after Pascha: April 25 * Bright Saturday 8th day after Pascha: April 26 *

Thomas Sunday The Second Sunday of Easter is the eighth day of the Christian season of Eastertide, and the seventh after Easter Sunday. It is known by various names, including Divine Mercy Sunday, the Octave Day of Easter, White Sunday (), Quasimodo Sunday, B ...

2nd Tuesday of Pascha, or 2nd Monday of Pascha, depending on region: April 27 * Radonitsa (

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May

2nd Sunday following Pascha: May 3 * Sunday of the Myrrhbearers 4th Sunday of Pascha: May 10 * Sunday of the Paralytic Wednesday after the Sunday of the Paralytic: May 13 * Mid-Pentecost 5th Sunday of Pascha: May 17 * Sunday of the Samaritan Woman 6th Sunday of Pascha: May 24 * Sunday of the Blind Man Forty days after Pascha: May 28 *

Feast of the Ascension The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It ...

** Heroes Day (Romania) 7th Saturday of Pascha: May 30 * Saturday of the Dead 7th Sunday of Pascha: May 31 * Sunday of the Holy Fathers

June

Fifty days after Pascha: June 7 *

Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christianity, Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day, Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spiri ...

Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christianity, Western Christian liturgical year, liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the ...

Monday after Pentecost: June 8 * Monday of the Holy Spirit Tuesday after Pentecost: June 9 * Third Day of the Trinity First Sunday after Pentecost: June 14 * All Saints Sunday 64th day after Pascha: June 14 * Feast of the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin (

) Second Monday after Pentecost, the day after All Saints' Sunday: July 15 * Apostles' Fast

July

98 days/14 weeks after Pascha: July 19 * Vardavar (

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August

Sunday closest to August 15: August 16 * Dormition of the Mother of God (

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September

Saturday closest to Sept.23, the Conception of Saint John the Forerunner,

only: September 20 * Saturday of Souls

October

Saturday closest to October 26, feast day of

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, Russian Orthodox only: October 25 * Demetrius Saturday

November

Sunday closest to November 11: November 14 * Remembrance Sunday (

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References

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External links

*http://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_Calendar *http://www.goarch.org/chapel/calendar * * *

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