Great and Holy Monday
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Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great and Holy Monday canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4415884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great and Holy Monday Context triple: [Holy Monday, alsoKnownAs, Great and Holy Monday]
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A.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
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B.
Prince's Day
Prince's Day is an annual Dutch ceremonial event marking the opening of Parliament, highlighted by the monarch’s speech outlining the government’s agenda.
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C.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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D.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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E.
Reyvroz
Reyvroz is a small commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great and Holy Monday Target entity description: Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
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A.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
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B.
Prince's Day
Prince's Day is an annual Dutch ceremonial event marking the opening of Parliament, highlighted by the monarch’s speech outlining the government’s agenda.
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C.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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D.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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E.
Reyvroz
Reyvroz is a small commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
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Eastern Orthodox feast ⓘ liturgical day ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Great Monday
NERFINISHED
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Holy Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bridegroom icon of Christ
NERFINISHED
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Kontakion of the Bridegroom NERFINISHED ⓘ Troparion of the Bridegroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarType |
moveable date in Julian calendar for some Orthodox Churches
ⓘ
moveable date in Revised Julian or Gregorian calendar for others ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Monday of Holy Week ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus’ teaching in Jerusalem before his Passion
ⓘ
cursing of the barren fig tree by Jesus ⓘ events leading to the Passion of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| dateDeterminedBy | date of Pascha ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
preparation for the Passion of Christ
ⓘ
spiritual vigilance ⓘ |
| follows | Palm Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFastingRule | strict fast in many Orthodox traditions ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | dark vestments ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason |
Great Lent culmination
ⓘ
Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScriptureReadings |
Gospel passages about the fig tree
ⓘ
Old Testament readings prefiguring Christ’s Passion ⓘ |
| hasService |
Bridegroom Matins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts NERFINISHED ⓘ Vespers ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Church Slavonic: Velikij ponedělnik
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Greek: Megálē Deftéra ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | great feast of Holy Week ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme |
judgment on fruitlessness symbolized by the fig tree
ⓘ
watchfulness and repentance ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches using the Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursDuring | final week before Pascha ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Great and Holy Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great and Holy Friday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great and Holy Saturday NERFINISHED ⓘ Great and Holy Thursday NERFINISHED ⓘ Great and Holy Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ Great and Holy Wednesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Christ the Bridegroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great and Holy Monday Description of subject: Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.