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Orthodox holidays in February of the year.

Orthodox holidays in February of the year.

The church calendar for February 2017 will please everyone for whom it is important to celebrate such holidays. While in Ukraine we're talking about that religious people continue to celebrate exactly what they consider necessary - and, in general, they do it correctly, the site reports.


1st of February, on Wednesday, is the Day of Remembrance of St. Macarius the Great of Egypt. This is also Enthronement Day His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. In addition, February 1st is a Lenten Day.
February 2 2017, on Thursday, is the Day of Remembrance of St. Euthymius the Great, as well as the Day of the Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma.
February 3rd, on Friday, they commemorate the Venerable Maxim the Greek, and also celebrate the day of the icon of the Mother of God “Otrada”, also known as “Consolation”. The day, like February 1, is Lenten.
February 4, on Saturday, the following days: Apostle Timothy, Martyr Anastisius of Persian, and also the Memorial Day of St. Macarius of Zhabynsk.
On Sunday, February 5th, the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee begins in 2017. Preparations for Lent begin. In addition, the day of the Holy Martyr Clement of Ancyra and the Council of Kostroma Saints are celebrated.
February 6 2017, on Monday, the Day of Remembrance of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg takes place, and the Full Week about the Publican and the Pharisee also begins, which indicates that there is no fasting..
February 7 2017, on Tuesday, the Celebration of the Icon of the Mother of God “Quench My Sorrows” is celebrated, as well as the day of remembrance of St. Gregory the Theologian, Hieromartyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kyiv. There is no fasting, the Continuous Week continues.
February 8, on Wednesday, they celebrate the Day of Remembrance of the Venerable Xenophon, his wife Mary and their sons Arkady and John. Still no post.
February 9th 2017, Thursday - Transfer of the relics of St. John Chrysostom. Still no post.


February 10(Friday) - Day of St. Ephraim the Syrian, Memorial Day of St. Theodosius of Totem. The continuous week continues.
11 February, on Saturday, they celebrate the Transfer of the Relics of the Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer.
Saint Lawrence, the recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Turov, as well as the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church. The struggle continues.
12th of February On Sunday 2017, the Week of the Prodigal Son and preparation for Lent begin. To coincide with this, the Council of Ecumenical Teachers and Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom takes place.
February 13 On Monday, the day of the Unmercenary Martyrs Cyrus and John is celebrated, and with them the Martyrs Athanasius and her daughters: Theoktista, Theodotia, and Eudoxia, as well as Saint Nikita, the recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod.
The 14th of February, on Tuesday - the Forefeast of the Presentation of the Lord and the Day of Remembrance of the Martyr Tryphon.
On Wednesday, February 15th, the Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ.
February 16 2017, Thursday - Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess.
February 17, on Friday is the day of St. Isidore of Pelusiot, as well as St. Kirill Novoezersky, miracle worker. The day is fast.
18th of Febuary, on Saturday, the Ecumenical Meat and Meat Memorial Parent Saturday is held, as well as the Day of St. Theodosius of Chernigov and the Celebration of the Icon of the Mother of God "Recovery of the Lost"..
On Sunday, February 19, the Week of the Last Judgment (meat-free) begins. Preparations for Lent continue. Plus it's Memorial Day Venerable Barsanuphius and John, as well as the Venerable Vukol of Smyrna.
From 20 to 26 February 2017 marks Maslenitsa, also known as Cheese Week. This is a Continuous Week, without meat, but there is no fasting...


February 20th 2017, on Monday, the day of St. Parthenius.
February 21, on Tuesday, the day of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates is celebrated, as well as the Prophet Zechariah the Sickle Seer from the 12 minor prophets.
February 22, on Wednesday - Martyr Nicephorus, from Antioch of Syria.
February 23 2017, Thursday, is the Day of Remembrance of the Hieromartyr Charalampios, as well as the Righteous Galina.
24 February(Friday) we remember the Blessed Prince Vsevolod, in Holy Baptism Gabriel, of Pskov, as well as the Venerable Demetrius of Prilutsk, Vologda.
25 February, on Saturday, the day of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, as well as St. Alexis of Moscow.
February 26 not an ordinary Sunday, but a forgiven one. In addition, the Venerable Martinian is remembered. Memorial Day of Saints Zoe and Photinia. Recipe for Great Lent. It's a damp week. Memories of Adam's exile.
February 27 2017, on Clean Monday, Lent begins. In addition, this is the day of Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, the Slovenian teacher.
28th of February, on Tuesday, they celebrate the day of the Vilna Icon of the Mother of God, the Great Martyr Theodore Tiron.

And today, February 5th, recalls JoeInfoMedia journalist Diana Lynn.

February next year is notable for the fact that it begins the most important post For Orthodox Church- Great Lent.

On the eve of this multi-day fast, believers try to prepare themselves to give up their favorite foods and other familiar things that fasting prohibits.

In addition to the Holy Pentecost in February there are many other memorable dates that are worthy of our attention. Church holidays in February 2017 can bring prosperity and peace to your home.

Faith in the Almighty and his followers helps us cope with everyday difficulties and confidently walk through life. Let's look at the calendar of Orthodox celebrations for February 2017 in this article.

Orthodox holidays in February 2017

February 1, 2017 (Wednesday)

  • Memorial Day of St. Macarius the Great of Egypt.
  • Day of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.
  • Fast day.

February 2, 2017 (Thursday)

  • Memorial Day of St. Euthymius the Great.
  • Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma.

February 3, 2017 (Friday)

  • Venerable Maximus the Greek.
  • Celebration of the icon of the Mother of God “Otrada” or “Consolation”.
  • Fast day.

February 4, 2017 (Saturday)

  • Apostle Timothy.
  • Martyr Anastisius Persyanina.
  • Memorial Day of St. Macarius of Zhabynsky.

February 5, 2017 (Sunday)

  • Week about the publican and the Pharisee in 2017. Beginning of preparations for Lent.
  • Hieromartyr Clement of Ancyra.
  • Cathedral of Kostroma Saints.

February 6, 2017 (Monday)

  • Memorial Day of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.
  • A continuous week about the publican and the Pharisee - there is no fasting.

February 7, 2017 (Tuesday)

  • Celebration of the Icon of the Mother of God “Quench My Sorrows.”
  • Saint Gregory the Theologian.
  • Hieromartyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kyiv.
  • Continuous week - no fasting.

February 8, 2017 (Wednesday)

  • Memorial Day of the Venerable Xenophon, his wife Mary and their sons Arkady and John.
  • Continuous week - no fasting.

February 9, 2017 (Thursday)

  • Transfer of the relics of St. John Chrysostom.
  • Continuous week - no fasting.

February 10, 2017 (Friday)

  • Venerable Ephraim the Syrian.
  • Memorial Day of St. Theodosius of Totem.
  • Continuous week - no fasting.

February 11, 2017 Saturday

  • Transfer of the relics of the Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer.
  • Saint Lawrence, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Turov.
  • Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
  • Continuous week - no fasting.

February 12, 2017 (Sunday)

  • Week of the Prodigal Son. Preparation for Lent.
  • Council of Ecumenical Teachers and Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.

February 13, 2017 (Monday)

  • The unmercenary martyrs Cyrus and John and with them the martyr Athanasius and her daughters: Theoktista, Theodotia, and Eudoxia.
  • Saint Nikita, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod.

February 14, 2017 (Tuesday)

  • Forefeast of the Presentation of the Lord.
  • Memorial Day of the Martyr Tryphon.

February 15, 2017 (Wednesday)

  • Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ.

February 16, 2017 (Thursday)

  • Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess.

February 17, 2017 (Friday)

  • Venerable Isidore of Pelusiot.
  • Venerable Kirill of Novoezersk, wonderworker.
  • Fast day.

February 18, 2017 (Saturday)

  • Ecumenical meat-and-meat memorial parental Saturday.
  • Saint Theodosius of Chernigov.
  • Celebration of the icon of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost.”

February 19, 2017 (Sunday)

  • Week of the Last Judgment (meat-eating week). Preparation for Lent.
  • Memorial Day of Saints Barsanuphius and John.
  • Venerable Vukol of Smyrna.

February 20, 2017 (Monday)

  • Venerable Parthenius.
  • The first day of Maslenitsa - there is no fasting.

February 21, 2017 (Tuesday)

  • Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates.
  • Prophet Zechariah the Sickle-Seer from the 12 minor prophets.
  • The second day of Maslenitsa - no fasting.

February 22, 2017 (Wednesday)

  • Martyr Nicephorus, from Antioch of Syria.
  • The third day of Maslenitsa - no fasting.

February 23, 2017 (Thursday)

  • Memorial Day of the Hieromartyr Charalampios.
  • Righteous Galina.

February 24, 2017 (Friday)

  • Blessed Prince Vsevolod, in Holy Baptism of Gabriel, Pskov.
  • Reverend Demetrius of Prilutsky, Vologda.

February 25, 2017 (Saturday)

  • Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.
  • Saint Alexy of Moscow.
  • Maslenitsa continues - there is no fasting.

February 26, 2017 (Sunday)

  • Forgiveness Sunday (last day of Maslenitsa).
  • Venerable Martinian.
  • Memorial Day of Saints Zoe and Photinia.
  • Recipe for Great Lent. It's a damp week. Memories of Adam's exile.

February 27, 2017 (Monday)

  • Clean Monday, the beginning of Lent.
  • Equal to the Apostles Cyril, Slovenian teacher.

February 28, 2017 (Tuesday)

  • Celebration of the Vilna Icon of the Mother of God.
  • Great Martyr Theodore Tiron.

As mentioned earlier, in February there are not only holidays, but also other important days for believers, called fasts.

Church fasts in February 2017

  • Multi-day fasting in February 2017—February 27 marks the beginning of Lent. The longest fast in the modern Orthodox Church.
  • One-day posts are February 1, February 3, February 15 and February 17.
  • Weeks in which there is no fasting: Week of the Publican and Pharisee from February 6 to 12, Maslenitsa from February 20 to 26.

This week is extremely important for all Christian believers. It is throughout the entire week about the Publican and the Pharisee that people gradually renounce everything sinful and unclean, they repent for all their actions that do not shine with integrity.

If you think about it, you can determine the meaning of this spiritual aspect - you should not be proud of your virtue, even if it is incredibly great. Every Orthodox man must repent, understand his sins and try to get rid of them. This week is given to us so that we remember all the toll-house principles and try to bring them to life.

Already on February 12, Meat Week begins, or in other words, the week of the Prodigal Son. On Saturday, every Christian should remember everyone who died not by natural causes, but under tragic circumstances. Dedicated to these people this week during Meat Week.

The very meaning of the Week is for people to rely less on God’s mercy, to be responsible for their actions and to understand that the Last Judgment of sinners still happens and quite often.

Cheese week or Maslenitsa

Right before Lent, namely from February 20 to 26, a wonderful, and most importantly, delicious week comes to people - Cheese Week.

This celebration has come to us since pre-Christian times and is associated with pagan rituals. However, the Orthodox Church adopted most of these traditions and Maslenitsa is still one of the most beloved holidays.

Throughout the week you can eat any food, but preference is given to dairy products and eggs. Meat dishes are prohibited, but no one remembers about them when there is an abundance of pancakes, all kinds of Easter cakes, pies, cheesecakes and other mouth-watering dishes on the table. Cheese week has its own rituals, traditions and signs, and every day this week has a special meaning.

In addition, fortune telling becomes quite popular on Maslenitsa. Young girls especially love to look into their future. The most common fortune telling is that a girl needs to go out in the dark and treat the first man she meets to a pancake. In return, he must give his name. The groom of this young girl will have exactly the same name.

Lent

Most significant holiday February - . It starts on February 27 and ends on April 15. This period ends with Holy Easter or the Resurrection of Christ. Throughout Lent, believers try to cleanse themselves through prayer and repentance. They also abstain from junk food.

Today, anyone can easily follow the canons of Lent, including in food. A lot of books and manuals for beginners have been published, which indicate in detail what dishes can be eaten throughout all four weeks, and even recipes for lean dishes have been written.

During this period, Communion is used in a special way, while weddings, christenings and other entertainment events are prohibited.

By reading prayers and refusing indecent food, a person cleanses himself not only physically, but also spiritually. Some thinkers believe that Lent is best time to know yourself and understand the meaning of your existence.

Every Orthodox Christian honors and remembers the solemn events from the life of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and the saints, whose difficult destinies affected every person living on Earth even at the present time. That is why the Orthodox Church gladly allows the laity to solemnly celebrate each of the church holidays, as well as each of the fateful events of religious life, in order to diversify the Orthodox feat of a believer with bright events.

And in order to be aware of all the upcoming events in the Christian world, our article will help you find out what Orthodox holidays and fasts will take place in February 2017 and which of them will be the most important.

It is also worth noting that in addition to the joyful component, church calendar There is another, more responsible and difficult - days of fasting and remembrance of the dead.

Calendar of church holidays for February 2017

Main church holidays in February 2017

February 15, 2017(Wed) – Presentation of the Lord. One of the twelve feasts of the Orthodox Church, it is a permanent holiday. This day is very honored by the church. The holiday itself has come to us since pagan times, but earlier it was dedicated to the Slavic god Perun. It was believed that on this day winter and spring meet, and all nature passes into a new state - renewal and rebirth. In the Orthodox world it is believed that the New Testament begins on this day.

February 18 (Sat) – Ecumenical Parents' Saturday. Refers to special days of remembrance of the dead.

February 20-26, 2017(Mon - Sun) - . Otherwise it is called Cheese Week. The week before the start of Lent. It is customary for people to celebrate this time joyfully and freely; they are allowed to eat any food, walk a lot and have fun, and all fasting days are cancelled. Maslenitsa is also an echo of the past. On this day, our ancestors revered the Sun God, in whose honor they baked pancakes, shaped so much like the luminary we know. Now Maslenitsa completes the winter cycle and is last point before the start of a new period of purification and transformation of soul and body - Lent.

February 26, 2017(Sun) – Traditionally, Maslenitsa week ends with this bright day – Forgiveness Sunday. It is customary to enter Lent as cleansed as possible from all the hardships of life, which include grievances.

Multi-day and one-day church fasts in February 2017

February 27, 2017(Mon) – the beginning of Lent. The longest and most difficult fast in the modern Orthodox Church. The clergy strongly recommend that during this time you refrain from entertainment, weddings, christenings, gluttony and bad feelings, and devote yourself exclusively to spiritual work - prayers, forgiveness and repentance.

In turn, Orthodox one-day fasts in February 2017 fall on the following dates - February 1, 3, 8, 10, 15 and 17.

Holidays are an integral part of our social life, many of which concern us personally, our loved ones and friends. Holidays and special days are dedicated to many phenomena of human existence on earth. Our profession, work, love, children, recreation, medicine, the world- there is a holiday for everything in the Russian and world calendar.

Along with public holidays, which are closely integrated into our lives, church and Orthodox holidays are of particular importance for many. After all, the spiritual component of our life is much more important than the physical one. The most necessary things for us are love, joy, happiness, peace of mind and peace - all these feelings are directly related to our soul.

Almost every day the church celebrates some important Orthodox holiday- be it the historical day of the life of Christ on Earth, the life and work of his disciples and followers. Of course, every church holiday is important for a believer.

However, many Orthodox church dates are not as common as state dates, and in order to find out about them, you need to be really interested and imbued with it. We have compiled a calendar of church holidays for you in February. Find out on what day in February an important historical religious event took place.

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