Eve of the Nativity of Christ (when it falls on a weekday)
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Eve of the Nativity of Christ (when it falls on a weekday) is the liturgical vigil day in the Byzantine tradition that prepares the faithful for the celebration of Christmas through special services, fasting, and readings.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Byzantine liturgical observance
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liturgical day ⓘ vigil ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalDiscipline | fasting regulations of the local Orthodox or Byzantine Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasDateRelativeTo | 25 December (Nativity of Christ) ⓘ |
| hasFastingRule |
abstinence from meat and dairy
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often abstinence from oil and wine until the first star appears ⓘ strict fast ⓘ |
| hasHymnography |
canons of the Forefeast
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stichera of the Forefeast of the Nativity ⓘ troparia and kontakia of the Nativity ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfCelebration | various vernacular languages ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalBook |
Horologion
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Menaion NERFINISHED ⓘ Octoechos (for some hymns) NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | varies by local custom (often festal or light colors) ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFamily |
Byzantine Rite
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Eastern Catholic Byzantine tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | vigil ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalStructureDifferenceFrom | Eve of the Nativity of Christ (when it falls on Saturday or Sunday) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalService |
Royal Hours of the Nativity
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Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScriptureReadings |
Epistle reading for the Nativity vigil
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Gospel reading related to the birth of Christ ⓘ Old Testament prophecies of the Incarnation ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
Great Vespers with Divine Liturgy
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Royal Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy
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preparation for the birth of Christ ⓘ repentance and spiritual vigilance ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalLanguage |
Church Slavonic
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Greek ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo | liturgical cycle of the Twelve Great Feasts ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Eve of the Nativity of Christ (when it falls on Saturday or Sunday) ⓘ |
| isFinalDayOf | Nativity Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholics
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Eastern Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Nativity Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn |
24 December (Gregorian calendar) in churches using the Gregorian or Revised Julian calendar
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6 January (Gregorian calendar) in churches using the Julian calendar date for Christmas ⓘ |
| precedes | Festal Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
Christmas
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Feast of the Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form)
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