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List of movable Eastern Christian observances

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.

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February 11th Sunday before Pascha: February 2Zacchaeus Sunday/Sunday of the Canaanite 63 days before Pascha: February 8Feast of Saint Sarkis (Armenian Apostolic Church) 10th Sunday before Pascha: February 9Publican & Pharisee Sunday Second Monday before Clean Monday: February 10–13 Fast of Nineveh 9th Sunday before Pascha: February 16Feast of Saint Vartan (Armenian Apostolic Church) 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 Cheesefare Week Sunday of Cheesefare week (Eastern Christianity): March 1 Great and Holy Friday Saturday after Palm Sunday: April 18 Great and Holy Saturday April 19PaschaFasika (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church) • Pentecostarion begins. Monday after Pascha: April 20 Bright MondaySham el-Nessim (Egypt) 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 2nd Tuesday of Pascha, or 2nd Monday of Pascha, depending on region: April 27 Radonitsa (Russian Orthodox) 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 Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin (Armenian Apostolic Church) '''Second Monday after Pentecost, the day after All Saints' Sunday: July 15 ''' • Apostles' Fast July 98 days/14 weeks after Pascha: July 19 Vardavar (Armenia) August Sunday closest to August 15: August 16 Dormition of the Mother of God (Armenian Apostolic Church) September Saturday closest to Sept.23, the Conception of Saint John the Forerunner, Russian Orthodox only: September 20 Saturday of Souls October Saturday closest to October 26, feast day of Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Russian Orthodox only: October 25 Demetrius Saturday November Sunday closest to November 11: November 14 Remembrance Sunday (Cyprus only) ==See also==
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