- An
Afterfeast, or Postfeast, is a
period of
celebration attached to one of the
Great Feasts celebrated by the
Orthodox Christian and
Eastern Catholic Churches...
-
Testament and
observes their feast on
February 3/February 16 as the
synaxis (
afterfeast)
following the
Presentation of Christ,
which Orthodox tradition calls...
- Holy
Georgian Martyrs of
Persia (17th–18th centuries).
Ascension has an
Afterfeast of
eight days. The
Sunday after Ascension is the
Sunday of the Holy Fathers...
- Holy Spirit" or "Day of the Holy Spirit" and is the
first day of the
afterfeast of Pentecost,
being dedicated specifically to the
honor of God the Holy...
- the
third day, Tuesday, is
called the "Third Day of the Trinity." The
Afterfeast of
Pentecost lasts for one w****,
during which fasting is not permitted...
- The
Feast of the
Exaltation has a one-day
forefeast and an eight-day
afterfeast. The Sa****ay and
Sunday before and
after 14
September are also commemorated...
- Vigil,
until the end of the
Liturgy the next morning. On
December 25, the
Afterfeast of the
Nativity of
Christ begins. From that day to
January 4 (the day...
-
Lenten colours), in some churches,
green is used for
Pentecost and its
Afterfeast.
Johann Sebastian Bach
composed a
number of
cantatas for
Trinity Sunday...
- day of a forefeast, and
remains until the
apodosis (final day of the
afterfeast).
Under Western influence,
black is
often used in the
Slavic churches...
-
other food as
determined by the
episcopal conference does not apply.
Afterfeast Great Feasts of the
Orthodox Church Liturgical year Holy day of obligation...
