Ecclesiastical Dates
This chart has the dates of Feast Days and Fasting Days which are determined annually on the basis of the date of Holy Pascha (Easter). This ecclesiastical cycle begins with the first day of the Triodion and ends with the Sunday of all Saints, a total of eighteen weeks.
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Triodion Begins | Jan 28 | Feb 17 | Feb 08 |
| 1st Saturday of Souls | Mar 05 | Mar 01 | Feb 21 |
| Meatfare | Feb 11 | Mar 02 | Feb 22 |
| 2nd Saturday of Souls | Mar 12 | Mar 08 | Feb 28 |
| Cheesefare/ Forgiveness | Feb 18 | Mar 09 | Mar 01 |
| Pure Monday - Lent Begins | Feb 19 | Mar 10 | Mar 02 |
| 3rd Saturday of Souls | Feb 24 | Mar 15 | Mar 07 |
| Sunday of Orthodoxy | Feb 25 | Mar 16 | Mar 08 |
| Saturday of Lazurus | Mar 31 | Apr 19 | Apr 11 |
| Palm Sunday | Apr 01 | Apr 20 | Apr 12 |
| Holy(Good)Friday | Apr 06 | Apr 25 | Apr 17 |
| Orthodox Pascha | Apr 08 | Apr 27 | Apr 19 |
| Western Easter | Apr 08 | Mar 23 | Apr 12 |
| Ascension | May 17 | Jun 05 | May2 8 |
| Saturday of Souls | May 26 | Jun 14 | May 26 |
| Pentecost | May 27 | Jun 15 | May 27 |
| Fast of Holy Apostles Begins | Jun 04 | Jun 23 | Jun 04 |
| Fast of Holy Apostles Lasts | 22 days | 6 days | 14 days |
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Note: The Holy Apostles Fasting duration varies every year. It begins on Monday following Sunday of all Saints and ends on June 29. Thus, it may last from zero days, if Pascha falls on May 3 or later to twenty nine days, if Pascha falls on April 4 to May 2. |