Orthodox Pentecost Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Pentecost Monday, sometimes known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is celebrated after Pentecost Sunday, the first day of the afterfeast of Pentecost. Pentecost is one of the twelve Great Feasts for Orthodox Christians and it is celebrated 50 days after Pascha; therefore, the date is movable. It is a day to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit, symbolically portrayed as tongues of fire on the Apostles, and it marks the birth of the Christian Church.
Orthodox Easter Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Easter Monday is the second day of Bright Week for Orthodox Christians, and it follows immediately after Easter Sunday. It is also the first day of the Pentecostarian, the 50 days after Easter that end with the day of Pentecost.
Orthodox Easter is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Orthodox Christians will celebrate Easter on April 4, 2010. This falls seven days after Catholics due to the difference in calendars followed by both churches. It is a day known as Pascha and is the most important celebration from all the Christian holidays, celebrating Jesus’ resurrection. In 2010, both Orthodox and Catholic Churches will celebrate Easter on the same day.
Orthodox Good Friday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Orthodox Christians around the world will celebrate Good Friday on April 2, 2010. It is called the Holy and Great Friday, or just Great Friday. It is day or mourning and of obligatory fasting, remembering the events that preceded Jesus Christ’s death on the Cross.
Orthodox Clean Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Clean Monday is the first day of the Great Lent that precedes Easter in Orthodox Christian Churches. It is like Ash Wednesday for Western Churches. The name gives away the intentions of the day: to leave all sinful behavior behind and enter the Great Lent period with a clean heart, ready to celebrate Easter.
