Great Week in Eastern tradition

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Great Week in Eastern tradition is the solemn final week of Lent in Eastern Christianity, culminating in the celebration of Pascha (Easter) and marked by intense liturgical services commemorating the Passion of Christ.

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Great Week in Eastern tradition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Week
liturgical period
religious observance
alsoKnownAs Great and Holy Week NERFINISHED
Passion Week NERFINISHED
associatedWithService Bridegroom Matins NERFINISHED
Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts NERFINISHED
Lamentations at the Tomb (Matins of Holy Saturday) NERFINISHED
Matins of Holy Friday with the Twelve Passion Gospels NERFINISHED
Paschal Vigil NERFINISHED
Royal Hours NERFINISHED
Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great NERFINISHED
Vespers NERFINISHED
Vespers of the Taking Down from the Cross NERFINISHED
calendarContext final week of Great Lent in Eastern usage
commemorates Passion of Christ NERFINISHED
burial of Jesus Christ
crucifixion of Jesus Christ
events leading to the Resurrection of Christ
culminatesIn celebration of Pascha
follows Fifth Week of Great Lent NERFINISHED
hasDay Great and Holy Friday NERFINISHED
Great and Holy Monday NERFINISHED
Great and Holy Saturday NERFINISHED
Great and Holy Thursday NERFINISHED
Great and Holy Tuesday NERFINISHED
Great and Holy Wednesday NERFINISHED
includesFasting abstinence from meat and dairy according to Eastern rules
strict fasting practices
linkedToFeast Feast of the Resurrection (Pascha) NERFINISHED
liturgicalCharacter intense liturgical services
solemn
liturgicalColor dark or somber colors in many Eastern traditions
observedBy Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED
partOf Lent in Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED
precedes Pascha NERFINISHED
purpose deepened participation in the Passion of Christ
preparation for Pascha
religion Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED
scripturalFocus Gospel accounts of the Passion of Christ
theme anticipation of the Resurrection
repentance
suffering of Christ
watchfulness
timePeriod seven days
tradition Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
other Eastern Christian liturgical traditions

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Holy Wednesday occursDuring Great Week in Eastern tradition