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The Festal Cycle |
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The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates the Liturgical year according to Julian calendar. |
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The Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church with Fixed Dates |
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The Nativity of the Most-holy Theotokos September 8 / September 21 |
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The Exaltation of the Life-creating Cross September 14 / September 27 |
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The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple November 21 / December 4 |
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The Nativity of Our Savior Jesus Christ December 25 / January 7 |
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The Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ January 6 / January 19 |
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The Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ February 2 / February 15 |
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The Annunciation to the Most-Holy Theotokos March 25 / April 7 |
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The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ August 6 / August 19 |
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The Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos August 15 / August 28 |
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The Great Feasts of the Church with Dates based on Pascha |
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Palm Sunday ~ "Entry into Jerusalem" the Sunday before Pascha |
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Great and Holy Pascha + Resurrection Sunday |
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The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ ~ 40 days after Pascha |
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Pentecost ~ 50 days after Pascha |
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Major Feasts of the Orthodox Church with Fixed Dates |
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The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ January 1 / January 14 |
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St. Sava the First Archbishop of Serbia January 14 / January 27 |
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St. Anthony the Great, Father of Monasticism January 17 / January 30 |
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St. Gregory the Theologian January 25 / February 7 |
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The Holy Three Hierarchs January 30 / February 12 |
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St. Cyril the Enlightener of the Slavs February 14 / February 27 |
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Finding of the Head of John the Baptist February 24 / March 9 |
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Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel March 26 / April 8 |
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The Holy Great-martyr and Trophy-bearer St. George April 23 /May 6 |
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Sts. Cyril and Methodius Enlighteners of the Slavs May 11 / May 24 |
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Sts. Constantine and Helena May 21 / June 3 |
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Great-Martyr King Lazer of Serbia June 15 / June 28 |
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The Nativity of the Forerunner, John the Baptist June 24 / July 7 |
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The Holy Preeminent Apostles Saints Peter and Paul June 29 / July 12 |
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Sts. Cosmas and Damian the Unmercenarie Healers July 1 / July 14 |
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The Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir July 15/ July 28 |
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The Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah July 20 / August 2 |
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Procession of the Precious Wood of the Lord's Cross + August 1 / August 14 |
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Beheading of the Forerunner ~ John the Baptist August 29 / September 11 |
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New-Martyrs of America ~ St. Peter the Aleut September 24 / October 7 |
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The Protection of the Most-holy Theotokos October 1 / October 14 |
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St. Paraskeve of Serbia (Sv. Petka) October 14 / October 27 |
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St. Demetrios the Great Martyr October 26 / November 8 |
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Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers November 8 / November 21 |
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St. Nicholas the Wonderworker December 6 / December 19 |
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St. Herman the Wonderworker of all America December 12 / December 25 |
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St. Stephen the Proto-Martyr and Archdeacon December 6 / December 19 |
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14,000 Holy Innocents of Bethlehem December 29 / January 11 |
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