feasts
21Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church — The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of the feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In addition, there are other days of great importance in the life of the Church the Twelve Great Feasts. The Twelve… …
22Immovable Feasts — Those Feasts of the Church which always occur on the same date such as Christmas Day, Feast of the Epiphany, etc. As some of the Feasts, such as Ascension Day, Whitsun Day, etc., are movable depending on the time Easter is kept. Tables and… …
23Immovable feasts — Immovable Im*mov a*ble, a. 1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; used of material things; as, an immovable foundation. [1913 Webster] Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable;… …
24Movable Feasts and Fasts — Those Feasts and Fasts which are not observed on a fixed date, but are variable being dependent on the time Easter is kept. Easter Day is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the Twenty first day of… …
25Dark Feasts: The World of Ramsey Campbell — is a collection of horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, published by Robinson Publishing in 1987. It is dedicated to T. E. D. Klein, who helped launch me and wrote tales for me to aspire to and contains an introduction by the author. The book… …
26Saints Feasts — Nearly every day the church remembers the repose of a martyr or a saint. Besides it celebrates the heavenly creatures feasts. etc …
27Marriage-feasts — (John 2:1 11) lasted usually for a whole week; but the cost of such prolonged rejoicing is very small in the East. The guests sit round the great bowl or bowls on the floor, the meal usually consisting of a lamb or kid stewed in rice or barley …
28(St.) Mary's Feasts — 1 The annunciation of her birth. Her birth (1st Bashans). Her entrance into the Temple. The flight of the Holy Family (24th Bashans). Her death (21st Tubah). The Assumption day (16th Misra). The establishment of the first Church after her name… …
29MOVABLE FEASTS — festivals of the Church, the date of which varies with the date of Easter …
30love-feasts — n. pl. Agapae …
