The most important of them is, of course, Happy Easter, Resurrection of Christ. On this day, the Church remembers how the crucified Savior rose from the dead, destroying the shackles of hell and thereby giving hope for future immortality to every person.
Next come twelve holidays, called great or twelve. The twelfth holidays are divided into non-transitionable and transferable. The first of them are celebrated on the same day every year. The dates of the latter are associated with the movement of the date of Easter.
Also read: Orthodox calendar for 2018
Impermanent Twelfth Holidays
Christmas January 7 According to the new style, this most famous Christian holiday is dedicated to the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the beginning of a new era in the life of mankind.
Ascension of the Lord- on the 40th day after Easter, the ascension of the risen Lord Jesus Christ into the Kingdom of His Heavenly Father is celebrated, which took place on Mount Olivet, in the presence of the apostles and the Mother of God.
Trinity Day, Pentecost- on Sunday, the 50th day after Easter, the descent of the holy apostles and Mother of God The Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire. This holiday is considered the birthday of the Christian Church.
Dates of the moving twelve holidays by year
Palm Sunday - date by year
- Palm Sunday in 2015 - April 5
- Palm Sunday in 2016 - April 24
- Palm Sunday in 2017 - April 9
- Palm Sunday in 2018 - April 1
Easter dates by year
- Easter, Resurrection of the Lord in 2015 - April 12.
- Easter, Resurrection of the Lord in 2016 - May 1.
- Easter, Resurrection of the Lord in 2017 - April 16.
- Easter, Resurrection of the Lord in 2018 - April 8.
Ascension of the Lord - dates by year
- Ascension of the Lord in 2015 - May 21.
- Ascension of the Lord in 2016 - June 9.
- Ascension of the Lord in 2017 - May 25.
- Ascension of the Lord in 2018 - May 17.
Trinity Day (Pentecost) dates by year
- Trinity in 2015 - May 31.
- Trinity in 2016 - June 19.
- Trinity in 2017 - June 4.
- Trinity in 2018 - May 27.
In what month and on what date is Easter celebrated in the Christian world? Easter is a day that marks victory over death, the transition from earthly to heavenly - the most important and significant event of the year for Christians. The Resurrection of Christ was celebrated back in apostolic times. Today, in relation to it, the entire moving annual liturgical circle is determined. IN different years Bright Resurrection falls on different days. Why does this happen and what does it depend on? - explain the established rules for calculating Easter. In 2019, Easter falls on April 28.
In the pre-apostolic period, Passover was a Jewish holiday celebrated in memory of deliverance from Egyptian slavery. The date of Easter was calculated by the clergy and fell on the 14th day of the first month of the year. The beginning of the year coincided with the onset of spring and the time of ripening of barley ears. The crucifixion of Christ coincided with the Passover of the Jews, which fell on the first full moon after the spring equinox. This circumstance explains the close connection between the celebration of Christian and Jewish Easter.
At the dawn of Christianity, after Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jewish people scattered throughout the world, the landmark in the form of the time of ripening of barley was lost. To determine the date of the celebration, the lunar and solar calendars began to be used. In different Churches Easter fell on different days.
Disagreements regarding the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ that arose in the Christian world were discussed by the Council of Nicaea at the beginning of the 4th century. The Council laid down the fundamental, basic theses of the Christian Easter, freed from Jewish influence, which have become unshakable. According to the resolution of the Council, the day of the Feast must correspond to the custom of the Alexandrian Church with its dominant theological and astronomical schools. The most important event for Christians is celebrated after, on the first Sunday with the onset of the full moon or immediately after the spring equinox.
At the same time, based on the 19-year Easter (Metonic) cycles, a perpetual calendar was approved, which takes into account many astronomical and mathematical parameters to establish the date of Easter. From these calculations it followed:
- the earliest Easter cannot occur before March 21;
- the latest Easter will not be later than April 25th.
Almost until the very end of the 16th century. The Christian Church everywhere was guided by the Alexandrian Paschal, which was based on the Julian calendar.
Transition to the Gregorian calendar and Easter issues
Gradually, the Alexandrian chronology system began to lag behind real astronomical time, and, starting from the 4th century. by the end of the 16th century, all dates moved forward by 10 days, including fixed holidays. In order to correct this state of affairs, the so-called Gregorian reform was carried out. Its task was to return to its original place the astronomical starting point - the spring equinox. New calendar began to calculate true time quite accurately, the leap year system was adjusted, as a result of which the Metonic cycle began to correspond to the lunar phases.
Since it became impossible to use the system of the Alexandrian Church in the new calendar, the Easter reform followed. The Orthodox branch of the Christian Church has not switched to the Gregorian calendar , considering that the church Easter is not just a list of dates, but a set of rules for calculating a specific day. The use of the new system leads to the fact that the celebration of Catholic Easter is often celebrated before the Jewish one, and in the years of late Easter, all days of Peter's Lent disappear from the calendar. This is a significant canonical violation.
Thus, the Orthodox Church continues to count time according to the Julian calendar. This explains why the Orthodox Church happens at different times:
- Among the Orthodox, the day of the Resurrection of Christ is determined in accordance with the tables of Easter full moons, which differ from the calculation methods according to the Gregorian calendar.
- Time difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars in the 20th–21st centuries. has already been 13 days.
Therefore, the earliest Easter is celebrated by the Orthodox on April 4, the latest will be on May 8. Characteristic feature, which arose as a result of the use of the Julian calendar until today, it can also be said that the Resurrection of Christ will be celebrated after the second new moon in the following years of the 19-year cycle: fifth, eighth, eleventh, sixteenth, nineteenth.
Speaking about the contradictions in calculating the onset of the Triumph of Triumphs according to the Gregorian and Julian calendars, we should not forget that the meaning of celebrating Easter is not in connection with the calendar day, but in glorifying the primary dogma of faith.
January 25: Holiday - Day of Russian Students
January 25: Holiday - Tatiana's Day
January 27: Day of military glory of Russia. Lifting the blockade of Leningrad
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27: Holiday - World Customs Day
January 30: World Leprosy Day
Russian holidays in February
Russian holidays in March
Russian holidays in May
July Holidays
August holidays
August 1: All-Russian collector's day
August 1 is celebrated as All-Russian Cash Cashier's Day. Cash collectors are people on whom the reliability and safety of funds and material assets largely depends. The work of a cash collector is extremely difficult. He must be, as they say, a jack of all trades: not only an experienced security guard, but also a cashier who knows all forms of documents necessary for the transfer of valuables, stamps, and details. He is also a specialist in working with complex banking equipment (ATMs of various designs, electronic exchange offices) and, finally, a loader. After all, packaged valuables can be very heavy, weighing up to 50 kilograms (for example, coins - fleet revenue or bullion precious metals) or, conversely, fragile (cassettes in ATMs). In 1988, the service acquired the status of an independent legal entity, subordinate to the Bank of Russia and being its structural entity. The duties of cash collectors include collecting, guarding and delivering cash and other valuables to the bank's cash desk. The word “collection” itself comes from the Italian incassare, which means “to put in a box.”
Home Front Day of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
August 2: Day of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
Railwayman's Day
August 6: Day of the Railway Troops of the Russian Federation
August 8: Sportsman's Day
August 9: Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Cape Gangut (1714)
Builder's Day
August 12: Day of the Air Force of the Russian Federation
August 14: The origin (wear and tear) of the honorable trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord. Beginning of the Dormition Fast
August 15: Archaeologist's Day
Despite the fact that the history of this holiday is not connected with any events and discoveries and it is not a state holiday or official holiday, archaeologists mark him as professional. Archeology is a completely separate science. All historical events are established either from written sources or from archaeological data. Very, very few written messages are preserved, and sometimes more everyday material than one can imagine. In Russia, this science began to develop in the middle of the 19th century, when Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov became interested in archeology. At first, he did not have the slightest idea about the technology of excavation. But it was his research that formed the basis for the further development of the science of antiquities.
August 16: Russian Air Fleet Day
August 19: Transfiguration
August 22: Russian National Flag Day
August 23: Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Kursk (1943)
August 27: Russian Cinema Day
August 28: Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 30: Miner's Day
September Holidays
September 1: Knowledge Day
On September 1, Russia celebrates the exciting and wonderful holiday- Day of Knowledge. In all centuries, people have strived for knowledge, studied, taught, and only on September 1, 1984, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR officially established September 1 as a holiday - Knowledge Day. September 1 is a holiday for all of us that brings people together every year different generations, different professions.
September 2: Russian Guard Day
September 3: Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism
September 3 is a tragic date in the calendar of Russian holidays. September 3 is one of the memorable dates in Russia, which is called the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism. Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism established federal law“On the days of military glory of Russia” dated July 6, 2005. This date is associated with the tragic events in Beslan on September 1-3, 2004.
September 4: Nuclear Support Specialist Day
September 6: Oil and Gas Industry Workers Day
September 8: International Day of Solidarity for Journalists
Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Borodino (1812)
September 11: Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John
Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Cape Tendra (1790)
September 13: Tankman's Day
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Fascism
The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism is the Day of Remembrance of tens of millions of people who perished as a result of a gigantic, inhuman experiment. These are millions of soldiers whom the fascist leaders pitted against each other, but even more - civilians who died under bombs, from disease and from hunger. There is no country that would benefit from the rule of the Nazis, there is no nation that would be enriched materially or spiritually as a result of their rule. Since 1962, it has been customary to consider every second Sunday in September as the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Fascism. This day was determined specifically in September, since this month marks two dates associated with the Second World War - the day of its beginning and its complete end. This was one of the reasons for establishing a day of mourning on a September Sunday.
Programmer's Day
Programmer's Day - unofficial holiday programmers, celebrated on the 256th day of the year. The number 256 (two to the eighth power) was chosen because it is the number of numbers that can be expressed using a single byte. IN leap years This holiday falls on September 12, on non-leap days - on September 13.
September 18: Secretary's Day
There is no official professional holiday for secretaries in Russia. But an initiative group of secretaries from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk and Perm and the editors of the magazine “[email protected]” decided to correct this injustice and establish the “Secretary’s Day” holiday, which is proposed to be held every third Friday in September.
September 20:
New Year(old style), Circumcision of the Lord and the feast of St. Basil the Great - three important holidays the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates on January 14, 2018,.
New Year according to the old style, or, as is more often called, Old New Year, is celebrated on the night of January 13th to 14th. Russia kept its chronology according to the Julian calendar, which many still consider more accurate, until 1918. And although now the secular calendar completely coincides with the Gregorian calendar, adopted in Catholic countries in the 16th century, the Russian Orthodox Church keeps track of time according to the old, previously abolished calendar. This explains the difference of 14 days between the dates of religious holidays according to the church and the general calendar. Therefore, the church New Year now falls on January 14, and from this day the countdown of the numbers of the church year begins.
And on this first day of the new year according to the church calendar, January 14, the significant feast of the Lord, the Circumcision of the Lord, is celebrated.
The Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord has been celebrated in the Orthodox Church since the 4th century. It was established in memory of the ritual that was performed on Jewish boys on the eighth day after birth as a sign of God’s Covenant with the forefather Abraham and the Jewish people. It was on this day that the ceremony was performed on the Child born of the Virgin Mary and He was named Jesus (Savior), as announced by the Archangel Gabriel on the day of the Annunciation.
New Year (old style), Circumcision of the Lord and the Feast of Basil the Great - three important holidays the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates on January 14, 2018
The Lord accepted circumcision so that no one could later doubt that He was a true Man who accepted the laws of his people.
In Old Testament times, circumcision was a sign that distinguished God's chosen people from others. In New Testament times, Baptism became such a sign of belonging to the sons of God.
On this day, January 14, the Church remembers Basil the Great, the Holy Father of the Ancient Church, who stands at the origins of church liturgics.
New Year (old style), Circumcision of the Lord and the Feast of Basil the Great - three important holidays the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates on January 14, 2018
Saint Basil the Great was the archbishop of the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia, as well as an ecclesiastical writer and theologian. In addition, it is he who is credited with justifying the design of the iconostasis - the altar barrier, which distinguishes Orthodox churches. Basil the Great is the author of the Orthodox liturgy that bears his name, which is served 10 times a year, according to the Divine Service Charter:
On the day of memory of Basil the Great - January 1 (14)
- On the eve of the holidays of the Nativity of Christ and Epiphany. Or on the holidays themselves, if their eves fall on Saturday or Sunday
- During Lent: On 1 (first), 2 (second), 3 (third), 4 (fourth) and 5 (fifth) Sundays
- During Holy Week: On Holy Thursday and Saturday
The evening before, the All-Night Vigil with Polyeleos is served, and on the morning of January 14, the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.
New Year (old style), Circumcision of the Lord and the Feast of Basil the Great - three important holidays the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates on January 14, 2018
Easter one of best holidays for the whole people, it is celebrated by people of all religions. But since we are Orthodox Christians, I would like to suggest that you briefly familiarize yourself with its customs and traditions before moving on to the date of the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
In my previous articles, I already told you how to bake delicious and simple, and. And also, how beautiful and original. These are all attributes of this day. Moreover, Easter cakes symbolize life, and colored eggs symbolize rebirth and the beginning of a new life.
On the Resurrection of the Lord, it is customary to go to church and attend the service.
You can also light eggs and Easter cakes in it, that is, place a candle between them and while the service is going on, it should not go out. But already at home at the table, you must first eat the egg and Easter cake, and only then the prepared dishes.
Even on this day, there is a tradition of visiting each other and exchanging Easter cakes and eggs. There is even a joke game that was invented earlier: fighting with colored eggs.
The one who beats says: Christ is risen, and the other responds that he is truly risen and whose paint is broken, he gives it to the one who has the whole one left.
In fact, with these words, the believers kissed and exchanged Easter eggs and began to celebrate. What colors can you paint eggs in and what do they mean?
1. Red – symbolizes the life and rebirth of Jesus Christ. Since he was resurrected, life began from an egg.
2. Blue (blue) is the color of love and mutual understanding.
3. Yellow is a symbol of wealth and prosperity.
4. White – spirituality, frequency.
5. People don’t paint it black; it is associated with grief and sadness.
My parents also told me an interesting custom. But I don’t know whether it’s true or not, but on this church holiday, people go to say Christ before lunch. Moreover, the man should be the first to enter the house, then the one to whom you came will live in abundance this year.
Well, you have briefly become acquainted with traditions and customs, and now let’s move on to the main thing.
It may drop on different dates. One year it happens in May, another in March, one thing is known: it can only be on Sunday. There is a certain rule by which you can navigate. It is celebrated in the spring on the first Sunday after the full moon, which comes after the spring equinox.
Easter is Orthodox and Catholic, but opinions on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are different. Therefore, peasants use the following factors when calculating:
- Lunar calendar (rotation of the moon around the earth's axis);
- Solar calendar (the rotation of the earth around the sun);
- The generally accepted day to celebrate is Sunday.
Therefore, it is determined as follows: if it comes earlier than March 21 (the day of the vernal equinox), then according to Easter the last phase of the moon is taken into account. But sometimes the full moon falls on Easter Sunday, then Easter is celebrated on the following Sunday.
Also, if you are interested, you can watch the video when it drops before 2027.
So we have decided when the Resurrection of the Lord will take place, and now let’s move on to the next chapter. I think for those who are interested in this, it will be no less interesting.
What date is Catholic Easter?
The celebration of Orthodox and Catholic Easter falls on different days every year. Moreover, the second one was a week or two earlier than the first. However, there are dates when they coincide; 2017 was an example. You can also calculate this day using the lunar-solar calendar.
Catholic differs significantly from Orthodox not only in the date of calculation, but also in different symbols and attributes.
Egg: is considered the main food for this holiday and they are placed in a special basket with beautiful decorations or placed on green grass of even height, which is grown especially for this purpose.
Easter Bunny: another symbol of the holiday. By the way, you can see how to make it yourself in this one. He paints and decorates the eggs all night, and in the morning he hides them in the grass in the garden so that in the morning every child wakes up and finds a surprise for himself. Moreover, Easter eggs can be not only eggs, but also candies, apples, pears.
Hen: also an indispensable attribute of Catholic Easter. All Catholic houses are decorated with chickens. And in stores they sell all sorts of sweets with their image. It is also drawn on any invitation cards for a festive dinner.
Flowers: best decoration festive table, they are specially grown in pots for this holiday. They exist in almost all homes.
Easter wreath: made as a decoration for offering easter eggs to the table.
It can also serve as a decoration on walls or doors in the house.
When is Parents' Day?
It is also called Radunitsa - a memorial day, that is, the memory of deceased parents, relatives and loved ones who previously lived on earth. Parents' Day is both a sad and joyful holiday. Moreover, it is considered the second because on this day they rejoice for the departed, that they have passed on to eternal life.
You can remember your parents, loved ones and relatives not only on Tuesday, but there are also parental Saturdays, the dates of which are recorded in church calendar. For a Christian, these days are especially important, because he must know them in order to remember and commemorate the souls of the dead.
But under no circumstances remember the dead on Easter. It is on this day that you cannot do this!
Memorial days in 2020:
- February 22 – universal meat-free Saturday;
- March 14 – second memorial parental Saturday;
- March 21 – third memorial Saturday;
- March 28 – fourth memorial Saturday;
- April 28 – Radunitsa is the main day for commemorations;
- May 9 – fallen soldiers are commemorated;
- June 6 – Trinity Saturday;
- November 7 – Dmitrievskaya Saturday.
What should you do on Parents' Day? How to remember correctly? It turns out that the people and the church are constantly at odds. That is, people are used to taking Easter cakes, eggs, meat products and going to the cemetery to drink vodka and snack on the food they brought. The remains of food and drink are left for the souls of the departed.
The Church says the opposite: no vodka or Easter cakes can replace the words of prayer. After the funeral, it is recommended to remove the grave from weeds and other overgrowth. And those who strongly believe in Orthodox traditions invite a priest to perform a prayer service and light candles for rest in peace.
When is Red Hill for the Orthodox this year?
This holiday also changes every year, depending on when Easter comes. To make the calculation yourself, you need to remember that Red Hill is celebrated on the next Sunday after Easter.
Anti Easter or Fomina Sunday (another name for Red Hill) is celebrated on April 26 in 2020.
According to old Slavic traditions this day is cheerful and joyful. Women dressed up and gathered on the highest mountain to meet the sun and worship their ancestors. When they returned, there was a party going on, where all the young people were present. People believed that the more cheerful this day was, the better and more fruitful the year would be.
It was believed that it was better to have a wedding on Fomino Sunday. Everyone who loved each other tried to get married during these days, which lasted 7 days.
Nowadays, everything has changed and people began to remember the deceased, relatives and loved ones, by visiting graves. And after the cemetery they organize cheerful feasts with eggs and Easter cakes.
Even now, people believe that if they get married on this day, the newlyweds will live happily ever after.
By the way, the church does not hold weddings on Lent and Easter. But Red Hill is the first day when blessings for marriage begin. And 2020 will be no exception.
Do you know that there is such a tradition: they paint eggs on Krasnaya Gorka, gather on the hill and roll the eggs, so to speak. Whose egg rolls further will live happily all year. There are also many rituals and signs that are aimed at health and well-being.
Friends of all, happy holidays!
