Fr. This day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion on Orthodox Good Friday. Even though it is a “controversial” dish, with many loving it and others disliking it, it is always linked to Easter holidays. The 2021 Ecclesiastical Calendar is published by the Department of Communications of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. 1 month, 5 days. Apr.28.2021. The biggest celebration on the Greek Orthodox calendar — bigger than Christmas — is Easter. Evan Pagano. Greek Cypriot National Day. Th. Orthodox Good Friday. 1. April 2021. The magiritsa is a type of soup made of lamb offal – in some parts of Greece it includes vegetables or rice – and it is served right after the Anastasi, as people return home from their local church. Holiday Type; January 2021 Jan 1 - Tues: New Year's Day 2021: National holiday: Jan 6 - Sun: Epiphany 2021: Christian: Jan 7 - Mon: Orthodox Christmas Day 2021: Orthodox Christian: Jan 14 - Mon: Orthodox New Year 2021: Orthodox Christian: Jan 15 - Tues: Makar Sankranti 2021: Hindu: Jan 21 - Mon: Tu B'Shevat 2021: Jewish: Jan 21 - Mon: Martin Luther King Day 2021: National holiday: February 2021 Plan now for your 2021 Calendar order for your Parish organization. Easter (Pascha in Greek) is a unique experience that travelers to the country should not miss. In 2021, Greek Orthodox Easter is celebrated on Sunday, May 2nd -- a month later than Easter observances in the Western church -- and marked by unique traditions that make Easter in Greece different than Easter celebrations in other lands. But although Orthodox Easter is the most important religious holiday for the Greek people, it also carries a profound wisdom of rebirth, serving as a celebration of life marked by the coming of spring. The Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical year begins in September with the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, which celebrates the birth of the Virgin Mary, and ends in August with the Dormition of the Theotokos, which is Mary's transition to heaven. In 2021, it falls late, with Easter Sunday being on May 2. 2021 Ecclesiastical Calendar. 13. Greek Lenten & Easter Traditions Greek foods and traditions mark the season as uniquely Hellenic. Holy Saturday - May 1 Orthodox Easter for the year 2021 is celebrated/ observed on Sunday, May 2. Eastern Christianity, and therefore Orthodox religion in Russia and many Balkan and ex … Saturday 6th March 2021: Psihosavato (Ψυχοσάββατο) A day in a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical Greek Orthodox Calendar for the remembrance of those who have died. On each Psihosavato a special service is held where prayers are offered in memory of those who have died and a list of the names of the dead is recited. UK summer holidays to Europe WILL return in 2021 as countries confirm reopening; The dates for Greek Orthodox Easter in 2021 are: Good Friday - April 30. 01.04.2021. Monday May 31. 30.04.2021. Major Greek Orthodox holidays (holy feast days) include the Twelve Great Feasts and Greek Orthodox Easter (Pascha / Πάσχα). Batman Day May 01, 2021; Free Comic Book Day May 01, 2021; Cinco de Mayo May 05, 2021; National Day of Prayer May 06, 2021; D-Day June 06, 2021; Flag Day (United States) June 14, 2021; Juneteenth June 19, 2021; Canada Day July 01, 2021; US Independence Day (Fourth of July) July 04, 2021; National Ice Cream Day July 18, 2021 In the United States the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate Church, Russian Orthodox Church, and Greek Hellenic Orthodox Church celebrate the day along with other smaller … A consumer wearing a protective face mask carries bags as he exits the fish market of Athens during the Orthodox Holy Week, Thursday, April 29, 2021.