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The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of the feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite), and as such is called the "feast of feasts". In addition, there are other days of great importance in the life of the Church: the Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον). Eight great feasts in honor of Jesus Christ, and four great feasts honoring the Virgin Mary — the Theotokos — comprise ''The Twelve Great Feasts.''〔Mother Mary and Ware, Kallistos, "The Festal Menaion", p. 41. St. Tikhon's Seminary Press, 1998.〕 #September 8, the Nativity of the Theotokos #September 14, the Exaltation of the Cross #November 21, the Presentation of the Theotokos #December 25, the Nativity of Christ/Christmas #January 6, the Baptism of Christ — Theophany, also called Epiphany #February 2, the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple #March 25, the Annunciation #The Sunday before Pascha (Easter) — the Entry into Jerusalem or Flowery/Willow/Palm Sunday #Forty Days after Pascha (Easter) — the Ascension of Christ #Fifty Days after Pascha (Easter) — Pentecost #August 6, the Transfiguration #August 15, the Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos Besides the Twelve Great Feasts, the Orthodox Church knows five other feasts that rank as great feasts, yet without being numbered among the twelve. They are: the Circumcision of Christ (January 1), the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24), the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29), the Beheading of St John the Baptist (August 29), and the Protecting Veil of the Theotokos (October 1).〔Moscow Typikon, 1904, reprinted Graz, Austria, 1964〕 ==Explanations== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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