Ecclesiastical date
31 12 · 2026 civil: 13.01.2027Feasts of the day
Venerable Melania the RomanSaint or commemoration
Venerable Zoticus the PriestSaint or commemoration
The Leave-taking of the Feast of the Nativity of ChristSaint or commemoration
Church RegulationsSaint or commemoration
Fasting days:Saint or commemoration
All Wednesdays and Fridays of the year, except those marked as fast-free aboveSaint or commemoration
The eve of Theophany: 5/18 JanuarySaint or commemoration
The Beheading of St John the Baptist: 29 August/11 SeptemberSaint or commemoration
The Elevation of the Holy Cross: 14/27 SeptemberSaint or commemoration
The fasts of the year:Saint or commemoration
The Fast of Great Lent (Pascha): 10/23 February - 29 March/11 AprilSaint or commemoration
The Apostles' Fast: 26 May/8 June - 28 June/11 JulySaint or commemoration
The Dormition Fast: 1/14 August - 14/27 AugustSaint or commemoration
The Nativity Fast: 15/28 November - 24 December/6 JanuarySaint or commemoration
Fast-free periods:Saint or commemoration
From the Nativity of Christ to Theophany:Saint or commemoration
25 December/7 January - 4/17 JanuarySaint or commemoration
From the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee to the Sunday of the Prodigal Son:Saint or commemoration
19 January/1 February - 26 January/8 FebruarySaint or commemoration
From the Sunday of the Last Judgment to the Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise (Cheese-fare week): 2/15 February - 9/22 FebruarySaint or commemoration
30 March/12 April - 6/19 AprilSaint or commemoration
From the Sunday of Pentecost to the Sunday of All Saints:Saint or commemoration
18/31 May - 25 May/7 JuneSaint or commemoration
No weddings are performed:Saint or commemoration
On all Wednesdays and Fridays, during the four fasts, and on the days of the great feasts of the year and their evesSaint or commemoration
During Cheese-fare week: 2/15 February - 9/22 FebruarySaint or commemoration
During Bright Week: 30 March/12 April - 6/19 AprilSaint or commemoration
On the Sunday of Pentecost: 18/31 MaySaint or commemoration
On the Beheading of St John the Baptist: 29 August/11 SeptemberSaint or commemoration
On the Elevation of the Holy Cross: 14/27 SeptemberSaint or commemoration
From the Nativity to Theophany: 25 December/7 January -Saint or commemoration
6/19 JanuarySaint or commemoration