Holy Week – Daily Countdown to Resurrection Sunday April 2, 2023 Leave a comment Photo Credit: Facebook Today is the first day of Holy Week (for most Christians in the world; Holy Week begins a week later for Orthodox/Coptic Christians. Each day is significant as Jesus began the week...
Is Greece Open Over Easter Before Orthodox Easter Dolmades Kathara Deftera, also known as Clean Monday (and as Ash Monday in the Catholic world), marks the first day of Lent and the beginning of a countdown period until the arrival of the Great Week of Easter. Clean Monday is a national...
however, must have originated in the apostolic period ... According to the earliest documents, Pascha is described as a nocturnal celebration ... (Calivas, Alkiviadis C. The Origins of Pascha and Great Week - Part I. Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1992. ...