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Orthodox Calendar (other)
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 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 ..., used by some Eastern Orthodox for the calculation of fixed feasts * The OC wall calendar, an LGBT-themed photo wall calendar See also * Orthodox Church (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Orthodox Church Liturgical Calendar
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. There are two types of feasts in the Orthodox Church calendar: fixed and movable. ''Fixed feasts'' occur on the same calendar day every year, whereas ''movable feasts'' change each year. The moveable feasts are generally relative to Pascha (Easter), and so the cycle of moveable feasts is referred to as the Paschal cycle. Fixed feasts The following list of dates links only to fixed feasts of the 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 Calendar") or the Revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revised Julian Calendar
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 calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendar, Gregorian calendars. At the time, the Julian calendar was still in use by all of the Eastern Orthodox Church and affiliated nations, while the Catholic and Protestant nations were using the Gregorian calendar. Thus, Milanković's aim was to discontinue the divergence between the naming of dates in Eastern and Western churches and nations. It was intended to replace the Julian calendar in Eastern Orthodox Churches and nations. From 1 March 1600 through 28 February 2800, the Revised Julian calendar aligns its dates with the Gregorian calendar, which had been proclaimed in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. The Revised Julian calendar has been adopted for ecclesiastical use by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Calendar
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 Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh, Amazigh people (also known as the Berbers). The Julian calendar was proposed in 46 BC by (and takes its name from) Julius Caesar, as a reform of the earlier Roman calendar, which was largely a lunisolar calendar, lunisolar one. It took effect on , by his edict. Caesar's calendar became the predominant calendar in the Roman Empire and subsequently most of the Western world for more than 1,600 years, until 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII promulgated a revised calendar. Ancient Romans typically designated years by the names of ruling consuls; the ''Anno Domini'' system of numbering years was not devised until 525, and became widespread in Europe in the eighth cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The OC Wall Calendar
The OC wall calendar is the title of a wall calendar and videos first published in 2012, featuring nude and semi-nude photographs of individuals dressed as members of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Produced by residents of Eastern Orthodox-majority Eastern European countries, the primary goal was to create the first organized global effort against homophobia in the region. According to the Huffington Post, the calendar's producers claimed the models were members of the Orthodox clergy; Romanian Orthodox Church authorities, in response, stated no Orthodox clergy were photographed for the calendar and that the claim there were was "calumny", and further called the calendar obscene. The calendar is released annually, and a five-year anniversary album was published in 2017 with images selected from earlier calendars. Reception Launched in September 2012, the first edition of the calendar was met with positive reception from anti-homophobia advocates globally and in particular after it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
