The Sacred Year
The ancient rhythm of the Orthodox liturgical year — seasons, feasts, and fasts
Theophany
✦ FeastJanuary 6 (January 19 Julian calendar); vigil January 5
Through January 14 (the Synaxis of John the Baptist, closing the feast)
Great Lent
○ SeasonClean Monday, 49 days before Pascha (the Monday following Cheesefare Sunday)
Through Lazarus Saturday, the day before Palm Sunday
MoveablePascha
✦ FeastThe Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox (Orthodox calculation)
Through Bright Week concludes the immediate celebration; Paschal season lasts 40 days to Ascension
MoveablePentecost
✦ Feast50 days after Pascha (the Sunday after Ascension week)
Through The following Saturday; Monday of the Holy Spirit immediately follows
MoveableTransfiguration of Christ
✦ FeastAugust 6; vigil August 5
Through August 13 (afterfeast)
Dormition of the Theotokos
✦ FeastAugust 15; preceded by the Dormition Fast (August 1-14)
Through August 23 (afterfeast)
Nativity of Christ
✦ FeastDecember 25 (December 7 vigil; preceded by the Nativity Fast from November 15)
Through Theophany season ends the Nativity cycle on January 6 (January 19 for those on the Julian calendar)