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Clean Monday is part of the paschal cycle, and as such it depends on the paschal computus which may differ between denominations and churches. [a] Additionally, the date may also depend on the calendar used by the particular church, such as the Julian calendar used by Eastern Orthodox churches, the Gregorian calendar used by Eastern Catholics, and the Ethiopian or Coptic calendars ...
The first week of Great Lent starting on Clean Monday, the first day of Great Lent. The name "Clean Week" refers to the spiritual cleansing each of the faithful is encouraged to undergo through fasting, prayer, repentance, reception of the Holy Mysteries and begging forgiveness of his neighbor.
Clean Monday, the actual beginning of Great Lent: 48 days before Pascha Theodore Saturday —1st Saturday in Great Lent—commemorating of the "miracle of the kolyva " (boiled wheat) by Theodore of Tyro during the reign of Julian the Apostate
Tsiknopempti is celebrated 11 days before Clean Monday (often referred to in English as Ash Monday, to allude to Ash Wednesday in the West, however in Orthodox tradition there is no imposition of ashes).
Second Monday before Clean Monday: February 10–13 [4] Fast of Nineveh; 9th Sunday before Pascha: February 16 [3] Sunday of the Prodigal Son; Thursday of the 8th week before Pascha: February 20 [5] Feast of Saint Vartan (Armenian Apostolic Church) Sunday of Meatfare week: February 23 . Sunday of Last Judgement (Meat Fare Sunday)
"Clean Monday" signifies the first day of "The Forty Days of Great Lent" (or "the Lenten Fast"), meals focus on a vegan type diet including fish and exclusion of oil on certain days. Fasting ends on Good Friday and celebrations commence Easter/ Palm Sunday ).
The custom of “Burani” takes place on the day of (Clean Monday), the first days of Lent. [5] This customs have made Tirnavos famous. Shrove Monday is a day of merry moral freedom or laxity of morals during which the rules of decent behavior are temporarily violated.
Green Monday (organization), a social enterprise group that promotes and enables green, healthy and sustainable living. An alternative name for Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Lent in Greece and Cyprus, mainly used by English-speakers in Cyprus.