An important part of religious life for Orthodox Christians is fasting. But the specificity of the religious calendar is that the dates of fasting can change. Therefore, you need to know how they can be determined.
Instructions
Step 1
Find out the dates of fixed posts. They are usually tied to religious holidays that fall on a fixed date. These include the Nativity Fast, which lasts every year from November 28 to January 6 inclusive. The next day - January 7 - is always Christmas. From 14 to 27 August it is necessary to observe the Assumption Fast. It ends on August 28, the day of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Step 2
Fast every Wednesday and Friday. These days were defined as the time of remembrance of the betrayal and crucifixion of Christ. However, in some periods, fasting is not observed on these days. This applies to the week after Easter and after Trinity (which falls on the fiftieth day after Easter). You can also eat meat on Wednesdays and Fridays if they fall on Christmas Eve - the time between Christmas and Epiphany, from January 7 to 18.
Step 3
Do not forget about the one-day fasts that fall on certain religious holidays - the Exaltation (September 27) and the Beheading of John the Baptist (September 11).
Step 4
Check the dates of the rolling posts. Lent begins 40 days before Easter and usually falls in March-April. The exact date of Easter in the current year can be found in the church calendar or on one of the Orthodox sites, for example, on the resource of the Moscow Patriarchate. There is also information about the beginning of Peter's Lent, which should be held a week after the day of Trinity and end on July 12, the day of Peter and Paul.
