Orthodox church calendar - a calendar on which lives tsTserkov, divine services, starting positions.In the twelve major feasts of the Church, which are called: Twelve Great.And the feast of the Trinity - one of them.Easter is considered the main Orthodox holiday, it is not even among the twelve.Easter - a "feast of feasts" - an event that determines the life of the church to a good third of the year.And a few dates feasts, and the Trinity, including possible to determine precisely Easter.
Easter - the celebration rolling, that is, every year it happens at different times.The date of Easter is difficult to calculate, and it affects the timing of a number of more important events.
Before Easter, Christians around the world have put the post.The Orthodox Lent is that begins seven weeks before Easter Sunday.Before Lent has a few special weeks for preparation: Week of Zacchaeus, a week with the reading of the Publican and Pharisee, a week dedicated to the prodigal son, the week of the Last Judgement (aka Mardi Gras).
That is preparation for Easter begins in 13 weeks.After Easter, there is a series of events that are associated with it.This Fomin week, and the week Myrrhbearers, Ascension, Pentecost.What of the Trinity in a given year depends on how many Easter falls.
Trinity is on the fiftieth day after Easter, so it is also called Pentecost.What of the Trinity, calculated simply by knowing the date of Easter and the beginning of Lent.By the date of Easter should be added 50 days and the day of the beginning of Lent - 14 weeks.Orthodox publishing houses are often printed calendars small-paschal, which is painted, what day is Easter, and the number of the Trinity, for the next decade.
One week after the feast of Pentecost begins Petrov post.He always ends on July 12 on the day of the Holy Apostles Ss Peter and Paul.
Easter, and therefore, the Trinity is the early and late, and the beginning of Lent Petrovsky also be early and late.Since this post has always ends on July 12 its duration depends on a number of Pentecost.Petrovka, that is, Peter Post, lax, but the duration of each time is different: from two weeks to six.
any position imposes significant restrictions on all those who abide by it.Lent involves not only the rejection of fasting foods, but also to limit entertainment, frequent visits to worship.Some do not watch TV in the office, do not go to the theater and to visit.Life changes dramatically in the post, so the Orthodox with great interest to know the date of Easter for the next year, or the number of the Trinity.For example, the Trinity in 2013 of the number?It is necessary to open the Paschalia and find out that Easter in 2013, very late, and the Trinity falls on June 23.This means that Lent this year will begin late, and indeed, the beginning of Lent March 15 fell.All is calm and without disturbances noted on March 8 and Easter fell on the May Day celebrations, which is also very convenient.Petrov was a short little post just two weeks.
Some are surprised that the Orthodox are so uncertain, each time a different calendar.But in addition to theological studies, there are other positive moments in this "instability."Every year is different, one is like another, and it's not bad.
