Large and small Orthodox holidays for January, February, March 2020

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God-fearing people honor the Holy Church Traditions and follow large and small Orthodox holidayswhich are permanent and passing. If the public holidays can not be monitored, as they are notified about their arrival in the media, and at work they give the weekend, then Orthodox celebrations, especially passing, believers have to be tracked independently. Below will talk about the coming orthodox holidays for January, February, March 2020.


Large and small Orthodox holidays in January 2020

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By calendar january 2020 Hours 31 days. The Great Church and the two-month holidays fall 3 of them, this is:

  • Jan. 7 (Tuesday) - Nativity - Inspection holiday, official day off. This is one of the main holidays for Christianity, which is celebrated in honor of the birth of God Jesus Christ in human flesh. This is a quiet, home, calm holiday, when after the service, family members and close people are going at the table. In the people in this the day is considered the beginning of the density.
  • January 14. (Tuesday) - Circumcision of the Lord - on the Old Testament law, on the eighth day of life, all male babies have taken circumcision. On this day, the son of God received the name Jesus, which the Lord bequeathed through the Archangel Gabriel Virgin Mary, was on the day of the Annunciation.
  • January 19 (Sunday) - Baptism of the Lord or Epiphany - The second name of the Orthodox celebration appeared as a consequence of the phenomenon of the Blessed Trinity (God of Father, the Son's God and God of the Holy Spirit) with the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. On this day, they serve on the reservoirs and everyone wishes wash their bodies with sanctified water to get God's blessing.

In January 2020, the Nativity of Christ (January 7) goes to the baptism (January 18) on a solid sadmitsa in January 2020. This time is referred to as Christmas shines and is distinguished by the lack of post. The believer church allows even in traditional weekdays Friday and the environment to use any food. The January Solid Sedmian accommodates all three Great Orthodox holidays in January, who head and end the shinties, as for large Orthodox days, then for this period they fall:

  • January 8 (Wednesday) - Cathedral of the Most Holy Mother of God "This is the second day in Christmas, Christ is dedicated to the memory of the mother of the Bog Mountain - the Major Virgin Mary.
  • January 15 (Tuesday) - establishment of the Epiphany and Day of the Rev. Seraphim of the Sarov Wonderworker, Which was the great ascetic church. The 15th date is considered a double celebration, since in 1833 this day there was plentilement of the Rev., and in 1991 it happened to the second acquisition of his relics.
  • January 17 (Thursday) - Last day of christmas shirt - The period of the shield (from 7 to 17 January), this is the time when the parishioners are given by the Christmas and mercy of the Most High, who sent her son of Jesus Christ to Earth, who reached the sins of people with his blood.
  • January 18. (Friday) - Epiphany Christmas tree - During this holiday, before baptism, in Orthodox churches, the first in the year water binding is carried out. The second great lighting of water occurs on the day of the great feast of the Epiphany.

Also in January 2020 there are small daily holidays that are specified in the table.
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Orthodox holidays and church celebrations in February 2020

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Believers Orthodox people in February 2020 celebrate only one great holiday - Lord of the Lordwhich falls on February 19. In this Orthodox holiday, the church devotes the service to an important event in the earthly life of Jesus Christ. On the 40th day after the birth of the Godhead was moved to the church, where his godigers took him on his hands and proclaimed that this child would save the whole human race.
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  • February 6 (Thursday) - Blessed Ksenia Petersburg "The holy all life worked good things, for which the Lord awarded her for nothing to see the souls and the future of people. She helped many people. Today, they are treated in prayer with requests for confusion, marriage, family well-being.
  • February 7. (Friday) - Saint Grigory Theologian - Grigory Theologian was an outstanding church leader. He left a big heritage in the form of Christian literary wisdom. 7 numbers in churches honored the saint and his affairs to the glory to the Lord.
  • February 9th (Sunday) - St. John Zlatousa - The day is dedicated to the memory of the saint who enjoyed a great love of parishioners.
  • 12th of February (Wednesday) - Collection of three saint - Day of the Cathedral of Ecumenical Teachers and St. Vasily Vasily, Grigory Theologian and John of Zlatoust united believers who followed the teachings of a certain saint (Vasilian, John, Grigorian).
  • February 16 (Sunday) - Week about the prodigal son - Running Orthodox holiday. The day is devoted to the righteous Simeon godigende. God made him a long life until he sees the Messiah, about which prophecies wrote. It was he who met Mary Mary in the temple, when she, according to the rites of that time, represented the Divine Firstborn to the Lord in the Jerusalem Temple. Simon took the Mager for his hands and first recognized the mission in him.
  • 25 February (Tuesday) - Ibere \u200b\u200bIcons of the Mother of God - Icon has an interesting story. She was brought three times in the temple, but the sutra was discovered the shrine behind the goal of the monastery. Waving in a dream to the clergyman, God's mother ordered to leave the icon over the gate to the temple so that she became his keeper.

The small Orthodox holidays of February 2020 can be found in the calendar below.
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What Orthodox holidays fall for March 2020?

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Great Orthodox festivals in march 2020 There is no church calendar, but there are significant holidays and days of reverence for believers. These include:

  • March 1 (resurrection) - Forgiveness Sunday - In the commoner, this holiday is called the Great Post or Maslenitsa. This is the last day when noisy festivities are held with delicious treats.
  • March 8 (Sunday) - Forerunner Chapter John - After many years, on this day, the head of John the Forerun was found, on the Eleon Mountain, where it was secret from all the wife of the royal householder after greeding.
  • March 15th (Sunday) - Mother's Mother Icons - The day of the glorification of the icon, where God's Mother is represented in the Red Mantle with a scepter and crown, the main symbols of royal Russia.
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  • March 22. (Sunday) - 40 Martyrs Sevastia - 40 warriors succumbed to cruel torment and were subsequently killed because of faith in Christ. This day reminds all believers that the glory of Christianity and church brought martyrs. It is their bloody "feat" and interpretation of their faith, has become a foundation for Christianity.
  • 30th of March (Monday) - Reverend Alexy - The day of honoring the person of God Alexey, who for the sake of serving the Lord refused to all worldly benefits. He lived on the alms and earned the kingdom of heaven.

Martha's small holidays include the following.
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In March begins Great Easter forty-day postwhich comes on time from March 2 to April 18. During this period, every Saturday commemorated the dead.


When fastening on Orthodox holidays in January, February, March 2020: Days of the post

The post is a period in which believers can clean their body refuse any fun and dedicate prayer time. In January, February, March 2020, you need to fast on the next days.

January
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February
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March
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