Feast of Saint Basil the Great (1 January / 14 January)

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Christian feast Eastern Christian feast day liturgical celebration

The Feast of Saint Basil the Great (1 January / 14 January) is an Eastern Christian liturgical celebration honoring Saint Basil, a prominent 4th-century bishop and theologian, marked by special prayers, hymns, and traditional customs such as the blessing and sharing of Vasilopita (St. Basil’s bread).

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Surface form	Occurrences
Feast of Saint Basil the Great (January 1, Revised Julian / Gregorian calendar)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Eastern Christian feast day ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ
associatedWith	New Year celebrations in Eastern Christianity ⓘ Vasilopita NERFINISHED ⓘ
celebratedBy	Antiochian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates	Basil of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAssociated	Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
customIncludes	blessing of Vasilopita ⓘ sharing of Vasilopita ⓘ
dateInGregorianCalendar	1 January ⓘ
dateInJulianCalendar	14 January ⓘ
hasLiturgicalText	kontakion of Saint Basil the Great ⓘ troparion of Saint Basil the Great ⓘ
honors	Saint Basil the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ hymns ⓘ special prayers ⓘ
languageOfCelebration	Arabic ⓘ Church Slavonic ⓘ Greek ⓘ
linkedTo	civil New Year in countries with Orthodox tradition ⓘ
liturgicalRank	feast day ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronSaintCelebrated	Basil of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Christmas (Nativity) in Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Feast of the Circumcision of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
season	Nativity–Theophany cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalFocus	Basil’s contribution to Trinitarian theology ⓘ Basil’s defense of Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ Basil’s role as bishop of Caesarea ⓘ
usedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) → usedOn → Feast of Saint Basil the Great (1 January / 14 January) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Saint Basil the Great (January 1, Revised Julian / Gregorian calendar)