Orthodox calendar of posts and holidays 2017

Orthodox holidays, posts are significant events in the life of a believer. Therefore, it is very important to know their dates in advance in order to be able to properly prepare for them.

There are many Orthodox dates during the year, so there is a church calendar of 2017, which indicates all the Orthodox holidays in 2017. The calendar also marks commemorative dates, the beginning and end of the posts, the date of the name day. Many future parents seek to name their children in honor of the saint or saint who patronizes the baby's birthday.

Orthodox calendar of holidays 2017

Church holidays are divided into non -transit and transitional. The first include events whose celebration occurs in the same date from year to year. The dates of the passing holidays are calculated from Easter day. In terms of importance, holidays are divided into several categories:

• Easter is the main event of the liturgical year.
• The twelve days - 12 important holidays. Among them are the Virgins - the days of the ministry of the Blessed Virgin Mary (the Mother of God), and the Lords - are devoted to the memories and glorification of the events of the earthly life of Jesus Christ.
• Middle and great holidays.

There are also days of veneration of holy, miraculous icons. Each month of 2017 has Orthodox holidays. Among them there are both the twelve and great holidays. If we consider the calendar of 2017, then the Orthodox holidays were distributed as follows:

Orthodox calendar of posts 2017

What is the post? This is the period on the eve of the Orthodox holidays, during which a person seeks to cleanse both spiritually and physically in order to open the heart to the Lord God. That is why the post includes restrictions on an emotional and carnal nature - entertainment, pleasure, strong impressions. Preference is given to solitude, humility, prayers. Physical cleansing (preparation of the body) involves the refusal to use a number of food products. These 2 components - the soul and body - cannot exist separately, so the rejection of food without spiritual humility, curbing anger, language does not make sense. However, you should not harass yourself with starvation if there is a threat to health or even life. Women “in a position”, nursing mothers, little children and people with weakened health are enough to show spiritual humility.  Depending on the duration and severity (volume of restrictions) of restrictions, several posts are distinguished throughout the year:

• Great.
• Apostolsky (Petrov Post).
• Assumption.
• Christmas.

Orthodox posts were distributed by months as follows:

These are multi -day posts. Their dates were also reflected in the Orthodox calendar. In addition, one -day church posts exist - the Epiphany Christmas Eve (01/18/2017), the celebration of John the Baptist (09/11/2017), the erection of the cross of the Lord (09/27/2017). In anticipation of prolonged abstinence (both physical and spiritual), as well as for a softer “exit” after fasting, the church was established by continuous week. These are periods at which 2 days a week - Wednesday and Friday - there is no post.

• Christmas time - from 6 to 19 January 2017
• The fund and the Pharisee - from February 5 to 12, 2017 (14 days before Great Lent).
• Shrovetide (cheese) - from February 20 to 26, 2017 (week before the great post). The meat must be excluded, but you should not refuse fish, dairy products and eggs.
• Light (Easter) - from April 17 to 23, 2017 (7 days after Easter).
• Troitskaya - from June 5 to 11, 2017 (7 days after the Trinity).

Orthodox calendar of posts and holidays 2017. Great post 2017

Restrictions and abstinence for the purpose of cleansing before Easter are the most stringent. The dates of the Great Lent are changing every year, but its duration is always 40 days, and the total purification period is 48 days.

The deadlines of the post

• The first 40 days - the fourteenth.
• Next, there is Lazarev Saturday (before the Palm Sunday).
• Palm Sunday - the entrance of the Lord to Jerusalem.
• 6 days of a passionate week.

In 2017, preparations for the bright holiday of Easter are taking place from February 27 to April 15.

Nutrition rules

Especially a lot of questions arise regarding nutrition during this period.

• Refuse animal origin of food - milk, fats, meat, eggs, oils. Especially strictly should observe the diet in the first week and the last.
• 3 days a week - on Monday, Wednesday and Friday - eat once a day (evening). At the same time, food should not be processed, even vegetable oil is excluded.
• 2 days a week-on Tuesday and Thursday-hot food is allowed, although its intake is still carried out in the evening once a day. The oil is also excluded.
• A more “free” diet on weekends is a meal twice a day, you can add oil.
• On a passionate Friday, you need to refrain from food.
• On Palm Sunday and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (if it does not coincide with a passionate Friday), fish is allowed.

It may seem that there is practically nothing to eat. This is not entirely true.

• All kinds of vegetables are allowed - cabbage (broccoli, colored, Beijing, white, brunce, Brussels), potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes, carrots, beans, sweet pepper. Do not forget about greenery - spinach, parsley, dill, sorrel, basil, green onions, cilantro will be an excellent addition to any dish.
• Include cereals in the diet of both already familiar and new cereals.
• In the absence of meat, the alternative source of protein is legumes. Beans, peas, beans can act as independent dishes and ingredients in stew or mashed potatoes.
• The source of vitamins will be fruits. They can be consumed in any form and quantity.
• You can also eat bakery products (cooked without the use of ambulance), sauces, nuts, seeds, Korean salads, mushrooms, honey, dried fruits.

If during the post in the one you feel a deterioration, be sure to inform your spiritual mentor. The restrictions on the use of a number of products are designed to stimulate body cleansing, but not inhibition of its natural functions.

Orthodox calendar of posts and holidays 2017. Apostolic post 2017

The start date of this post is also not fixed. The purification period begins on the 50th day after Easter (7 days after the trinity), and the days of the Orthodox post are completed, in 2017, including July 12. Therefore, its duration is changing. The post is dedicated to the memory of the apostles of Peter and Paul, so it has another name - Petrov Post. In 2017, it takes place from June 12 to July 11. This is an inconsistent abstinence during which the use of fish (except Wednesday and Friday) is allowed.

• 2 times a week - on Tuesdays and Thursdays - it is allowed to eat boiled food without adding oil. You can eat twice a day.
• On other weekdays, foods can be eaten both raw and undergoing heat treatment. Eating - after 15:00 times a day.
• On weekends, the dishes are served both cold and hot, with the addition of oil and without. If desired, you can enjoy fish. You can refrain twice a day.

Orthodox calendar of posts and holidays 2017. Uspensky post 2017

Refers to the number of multi -day posts that take place in honor of the Assumption of the Mother of God - the Blessed Virgin Mary. It comes after Petrov. Its starting its honey (amber) saved its beginning on August 14, and the end of August 27. These 2 weeks are already considered autumn and are gates of the new season. By strictness, he is comparable to the great post - the fish is allowed only to apple saved (the transformation of the Lord) on August 19. Plant nutrition prevails.

• On Monday, Wednesday, Friday - dried.
• On Tuesday and Thursday, boiled food is allowed.
• On weekends, vegetable oil can be added to the dishes.

Traditionally, at this time they carry honey. They eat it for food only at the end of the Savior. Other gifts of nature are also brought to the church, including apples, grapes.

Orthodox calendar of posts and holidays 2017. Rozhdestvensky post 2017

Winter abstinence begins 40 days before the onset of Christmas - November 28, 2017 and will last until January 6, 2018. Phillips post - this is gratitude to the Lord for the gathered crop and gifts that the Earth awarded. In the days preceding the Day of St. Nicholas, the diet is fully consistent with the Assumption post. After - the use of fish and oil on weekends is unacceptable. The basis of the power is cereals, fruits, vegetables, nuts and dried fruits. At the end of the post on January 6, 2018, when the Christmas Eve comes, Orthodox Christians do not begin to eat until the first star appeared in the sky. A traditional dish on this day is rice with raisins.