Dates of Orthodox and Catholic Easter 2023 - 2025. Great Orthodox holidays - Shrovetide, forgiven, Palm Sunday, Clean Thursday, Red Gorka, Radonitsa, Ascension of the Lord, Trinity, Twelve Church holidays in 2023: Dates

In the Orthodox calendar, Christmas and Easter are on the main holidays.

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The events of the earthly life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin are dedicated to
The twelve Orthodox holidays are 12 main and important Orthodox holidays after Easter. The twelve Orthodox holidays are passing, i.e. having a new date and non -transit, having constant significant dates, not changing from year to year and standing in seniority after Christmas and Easter. Christmas is part of the category of the twelve indiscriminate holidays

Shrovetide in 2023 from 5 to 26 February
Sunday Sunday in 2023 February 26

Easter of Christ - the bright resurrection of Christ in 2023 April 16

In 2023 Easter - April 16
In 2023 Palm Sunday - April 9
In 2023 pure Thursday - April 13
In 2023 Annunciation - April 7
In 2023, Krasnaya Gorka on April 23
In 2023, Radonitsa April 25
In 2023, the Ascension of the Lord - May 25
In 2023, Trinity - June 4

Easter - the holiday of the Resurrection of Christ is the main Christian holiday that is magnificently celebrated in Russia.
(In every Christian family, they love this holiday with love: chicken eggs are painted, cakes, pies are baked, flowers are laid on the graves of the deceased. People greet each other with the words “Christ resurrect” they answer “truly resurrected.”)

Dates of Orthodox and Catholic Easter 2023-2025

The dates of Easter, Peretnaya, forgiven Sunday, Ascension and Trinity until 2030

Red Hill is the most favorable day for marriage

Red Gorka (April 23, 2023) - This is a festival of festivities. Young people are having fun, organizing games, a noisy feast. After the festivities, people go to church for service.

It is not recommended to marry a red hill, because Wedges in the great post and Easter week are not held by the church.

The twelve passing Orthodox holidays after Easter for 2023

Palm Sunday (the entrance of the Lord to Jerusalem) — in 2023 April 9 On Sunday before Easter. On this day, it is customary to enter the church with the twigs of the willow, give the Verob and bring it to the house.
Ascension of the Lord. - in 2023 May 25,on the 40th day after Easter, always on Thursday. On this day, spring is replaced in the summer. A lot of signs are associated with this holiday. People to ascertain the Lord make desires, and they are fulfilled.
Trinity (Pentecost). - June 4, 2023, on the 50th day after Easter, always on Sunday. On this day, people decorate the home with greens, weave wreaths of wildflowers, arrange walks.
In the twelve passing and non -transit holidays there is a festive service in the church.

The twelve unbearable Orthodox holidays in 2023

January 7 - Christmas - The main in importance of the church holiday.

January 19 - Baptism of the Lord. People on this day conduct a rite of baptism with swimming in an ice hole, in churches hook water, everywhere festivities.
February 15 - Settlement of the Lord - On this day there is winter with spring. In the weather on this day it is considered if the racing is warm, then there will be a thaw and early and warm spring is expected, if cold, then spring is cold and protracted.
April 7 - the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Annunciation means “good news”, good news. Annunciation is a very large religious holiday even "The bird does not drive a nest."
August 19 - the transformation of the Lord.This holiday is also called apple saved. Believers carry apples and other fruits to the church for consecration.
August 28 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.On this day, the Mother of God pray, thanks to righteousness, judgment and special kindness to people who need faith.
September 21 - Christmas of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day is marked by the birth of the Virgin Mary.
September 27 - Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord
December 4 - the introduction to the temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was on this day that the Virgin Mary first entered the Holy Temple of Jerusalem.

All the twentieth holidays, both the Lord and the Mother of God, have special days: the soothes (additional days of celebration) and pre -holidays (preparatory days), the day of giving the holiday (the final day in the celebration of the holiday, where the main points of the festive service are repeated).

Some of the master's holidays have special Saturdays and weeks (Sundays).
All the twelve holidays have one day of pre -holiday, with the exception of:
Christmas of Christ - 5 pre -holiday days, due to the fact that Christmas is the largest of the twelve holidays;
Epiphany - 4 pre -holiday days, for the Epiphany is the second twelve holiday after Christmas;
The entry of the Lord to Jerusalem - there is neither pre -holiday nor the undergraduate in connection with the beginning of the passionate week (in the church calendar, the week begins with the Resurrection);
Ascension of the Lord - there is no pre -holiday, because The holiday itself goes the day after Easter, which is more important than all the holidays
The Holy Trinity Day has no pre -holiday.

Great Orthodox holidays

January 14 - circumcision of the Lord. The memory of Vasily the Great. Old New Year.

July 7 - Christmas John the Baptist.

July 12 - the holy of the tops of the apostles Peter and Paul.

September 11 - the celebration of the head of John the Baptist.

October 14 - the cover of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

September 1 - New Year — on this day, believers Christians pray to God for a blessing for a new, which began the year.

July 18 and October 8 - Sergius of Radonezh — russian church and statesman, counted by the saints.

May 21 and October 9 - Apostol and Evangelist John the Theologian. According to legend on this day on May 21, a thin layer of his ashes (or “manna”), which brought healing, began to perform at the grave of the apostle.

May 22 and December 19 - St. Nicholas, Archbishop Mir Lycian, miracle worker. In every temple, in every Russian church, in every house there is an icon of Nikolai Wonderworker, which helps in troubles and heals.

January 8 - Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the old days, on this day, young girls, pregnant women and mothers with young children came to the midwives.

January 20, March 9, June 7, July 7, September 11 and October 25, the Cathedral of John the Baptist. In honor of it, the following holidays were established: October 6 - Conception, July 7 - Christmas, September 11 - Burning of the Head, January 20 - the Cathedral of John the Baptist in connection with the festival of baptism, March 9 - the first and second acquisition of his chapter, June 7 - a third gain His chapters, October 25 is the holiday of transferring his right hand from Malta to Gatchina (according to the new style).

February 9, February 12 and November 26 - John Chrysostom. In honor of it, 3 holidays were established: February 9 - the celebration of the transfer of the relics of St. John Zlatoust. February 12 - Cathedral of Ecumenical Teachers and Saint Vasily the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostoy. November 26 - Memory of St. John Zlatoust

12th of February. Cathedral of three saints. The church celebrates the memory of the holy universal teachers and saints of Vasily the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.

June 7, finding the head of John the Baptist. The people call this day the holiday of John Kupala • Many superstitions are associated with it, as well as to celebrate this day magnificent and fun. In the churches for the holiday of John Kupala, herbs and flowers are consecrated after matins. Gathered on the eve of the holiday and consecrated, they are considered especially healing.

March 22 is the memory of the holy Sevastian martyrs. In Russia, it is customary to sculpt from the dough on the day of the Sevastian martyrs and the stove “larks” - buns in the form of birds. So the larks depict the glory of the Lord, ascended by the martyrs, their humility and aspiration upward, into the kingdom of heaven, to the sun of truth - Christ.

May 24 - Cyril and Methodius. Believers pray to him about the successful passing of exams upon admission to the university and other topics related to study.

July 28 - Prince Vladimir. In Russia, a new commemorative date is celebrated - the day of the baptism of Russia.

July 21 and November 4 - the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is considered the patroness of the Russian land. Orthodox people prayed to her, asked for help and support in the most difficult times for Russia. Many call this icon the intercessor of the Russian land.