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Fasting rules and the major Orthodox feasts
Fasting
Nativity Fast / Christmas Fast
28.11.2026. – 06.01.2027.
A period of spiritual preparation for the feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Fasting
Great Lent / Orthodox Lent
23.02.2026. – 11.04.2026.
The most important and strictest fast in the Orthodox Church, a preparation for the Resurrection of Christ.
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Fasting
Apostles’ Fast
08.06.2026. – 11.07.2026.
A fast dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
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Fasting
Dormition Fast
14.08.2026. – 27.08.2026.
A fast before the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
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Major feast
Nativity of Christ / Christmas
07.01.2026.
The feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Major feast
Theophany / Baptism of Christ
19.01.2026.
The feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan, when the Holy Trinity was revealed.
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Major feast
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
15.02.2026.
The feast of the meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ with the righteous Simeon in the Temple, forty days after His Nativity.
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Major feast
Annunciation of the Theotokos
07.04.2026.
The feast when the Archangel Gabriel announced to the Most Holy Theotokos that she would give birth to the Savior.
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Major feast
Pascha / Resurrection of Christ
12.04.2026.
The greatest Christian feast, the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead.
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Major feast
Ascension of Christ
21.05.2026.
The feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven, forty days after Pascha.
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Major feast
Pentecost / Descent of the Holy Spirit
31.05.2026.
The feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, fifty days after Pascha.
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Major feast
Transfiguration of Christ
19.08.2026.
The feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor before His disciples.
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Major feast
Dormition of the Theotokos
28.08.2026.
The feast of the falling asleep of the Most Holy Theotokos and her passing into eternal life.
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