They traditionally abstain from eating animal products and other rich foods on Wednesdays and Fridays as a way to practice self-discipline and devotion. On Saturday of the first week, the usual rule for Lenten Saturdays begins (see below). murder of a prophet, whom earlier he had heeded. 1) The Nativity Fast (Advent): Nov. 15 Dec. 24. In addition, when the following days fall on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, they are kept as Wine and Oil . During the Lent lead-up to Easter, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians fast for 55 consecutive days (Catholics fast for 40 days). 2023 Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Diocese of the U.S.A and Canada. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Address: 6430 Bose Lane, San Jose, CA 95120 | Phone: (408) 268-3214 | Email: office@ stbasil.com His Eminence Metropolitan Tarasios: | Phone: (210) 929-9933 | Email: st.basilsj@icloud.com Sunday Orthros/Matins begins at 8:30 am, followed by Divine Liturgy at 9:30am. Nothing is eaten from Monday morning until Wednesday evening, the longest time without food in the Church year. It is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. The extra 5 days are placed at the end of the year and known as Pagumen. Ethiowebs is your resource for Ethiopain news, travel, facts, money, community and entertainment. It is usually observed in the lead-up to the Ethiopian Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7th. Fasting and Abstinence Lent is 40 days (46 days for Orthodox Christians) of prayer, fasting, and abstinence in preparation for the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday. Some find it necessary to eat a little each day after sunset. Copyright 2023 Ethiowebs - Ethiopian online magazine and information hub. ~+~ (Pregnant women, the very ill or persons with chronic illness are excused from fasting). c. The Great Lent and Holy Week This period is a strict fast. Permission is often given to eat fish in these weeks. The fasting discipline varies from the general guidelines noted above according to the commemoration of the day. According to Sacred Tradition, as part of their preparation, they began a fast with prayer to ask God to strengthen 2. Orthodox Easter, also called Greek Easter is the principal festival of the Orthodox Church. Link,
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