-
table below as 1⁄2 a day. The
Forefeasts and
Afterfeasts break down as follows: Five of
these Afterfeasts have a
special commemoration on the day following...
-
Testament and
observes their feast on
February 3/February 16 as the
synaxis (
afterfeast)
following the
Presentation of Christ,
which Orthodox tradition calls...
-
finished before the
beginning of
Great Lent.
Afterfeast: The
Feast of
Theophany is
followed by an eight-day
Afterfeast on
which the
normal fasting laws are suspended...
- the
third day, Tuesday, is
called the "Third Day of the Trinity." The
Afterfeast of
Pentecost lasts for one w****,
during which fasting is not permitted...
- Holy Spirit" or "Day of the Holy Spirit" and is the
first day of the
afterfeast of Pentecost,
being dedicated specifically to the
honor of God the Holy...
- Sa****ay, Holy Sa****ay,
Easter and
Pentecost (and
certain days in
their Afterfeasts), we sing "As many as have been
baptised into
Christ have put on Christ...
- Forefeast.
Forefeasts and
Afterfeasts will
affect the
structure of the
services during the
Canonical Hours. The last day of an
Afterfeast is
called the Apodosis...
-
during which there is no fasting, even on
Wednesday and Friday. The
Afterfeast of
Easter lasts 39 days, with its
Apodosis (leave-taking) on the day before...
- Holy
Georgian Martyrs of
Persia (17th–18th centuries).
Ascension has an
Afterfeast of
eight days. The
Sunday after Ascension is the
Sunday of the Holy Fathers...
- Theotokos,
although alternative canons are used on
certain forefeasts,
afterfeasts and days
during the Paschaltide. A
further exception is on days when...
