Apokreō
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Apokreō is the Greek term for Meatfare Sunday, the last day on which meat is traditionally eaten before the stricter fasting period leading up to Orthodox Lent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apokreō canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
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religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Triodion (Lenten liturgical book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCalendar |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
NERFINISHED
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Julian calendar (in some churches) NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised Julian calendar (in some churches) ⓘ |
| category |
Christian fasting and abstinence
ⓘ
Eastern Christian liturgical days ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek Orthodox tradition ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek words meaning “from meat” or “away from meat” ⓘ |
| fastingRule |
last day meat is permitted before Great Lent
ⓘ
meat is eaten for the last time before the stricter fast ⓘ |
| followedByFastingRestriction |
abstinence from meat
ⓘ
continuation of dairy and eggs until Cheesefare Sunday ⓘ |
| follows | Sunday of the Prodigal Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Meatfare
NERFINISHED
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Sunday of Meatfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Apokreo ⓘ |
| hasFunction | marks transition to stricter fasting before Lent ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | varies by local custom ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Meatfare Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Απόκρεω ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Carnival period in Greek tradition
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Great Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalReading | Matthew 25:31–46 ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme | Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInReligion |
Eastern Catholic Churches using the Byzantine Rite
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Clean Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| occursRelativeToPascha | eight weeks before Orthodox Easter (Pascha) ⓘ |
| partOf | Triodion Sundays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLiturgicalSeason | Pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| precedes |
Cheesefare Sunday
NERFINISHED
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Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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