Church Orthodox calendar for 2021

Here comes the new year 2021. That's why the editorial board "Site" We will tell you when we will celebrate Easter, Trinity and other church holidays. Below you will find the Orthodox Church calendar for 2021.



With this calendar at hand, you can always easily navigate church holidays. With it you will not miss an important date, it is convenient and practical, because it marked all the main holidays and fasts of 2021. Keep the article so that the calendar is always at your fingertips.

Orthodox holidays in January 2021 January 6 – Christmas Eve, the end of the Christmas fast.
January 7 – Christmas, Christmas holidays (lasts until January 17).
January 14 – Circumcision of the Lord, the Day of St. Basil the Great.
January 17 – the end of Christmas Christmas.
January 18 – Eve of Epiphany.
January 19 – Baptism of the Lord, Holy Epiphany, Great Sanctification of Water.
January 23 is St. Gregory’s Day.
January 25 is the day of the Holy Martyr Tatiana (Tatian Day).



Orthodox holidays in February 2021 February 4 is the day of St. Timothy.
February 15 – Meeting of the Lord.
February 20 is the day of Saint Parthenius.

Orthodox holidays in March 2021 March 8 - the beginning of the Maslenka week, Cheese continuous week (lasts until March 14).
March 14 – Forgiveness Sunday.
March 15 – the beginning of Great Lent.
March 17 is the day of St. Gerasimos.
March 20 is the day of the spring equinox.



Orthodox holidays in April 2021 April 4 is the week of the 3rd Great Lent: Crusading.
April 7 – The Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God.
April 25 is Palm Sunday, the entrance of the Lord to Jerusalem.
April 29 – Great (Pure) Thursday. The memory of the Last Supper.

Orthodox holidays in May 2021 may 2 – Easter, or the Bright Resurrection of Christ.
May 11 – Radonitsa, the day of special commemoration of the dead.
May 22 is St. Nicholas Day.
May 24 is the day of Saints Cyril and Methodius.



Orthodox holidays in June 2021 June 10 – Ascension of the Lord.
June 20 is Holy Trinity Day, Pentecost.
June 22 is Kirillov Day.
June 27 is All Saints' Day.
June 29 is the day of the Monk Moses of Optina.



Orthodox holidays in July 2021 July 7 – Christmas of St. John the Baptist of the Lord.
July 8 is Peter and Fevronia Day.
July 12 is the day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
July 24 is the day of St. Princess Olga.
July 26 is the day of the Cathedral of Archangel Gabriel.
July 28 - Day of the Baptism of Russia, the day of Grand Duke Vladimir, in the holy baptism of Vasily.



Orthodox holidays in August 2021 August 2 – Ilyin day.
August 4 is the day of St. Mary Magdalene.
August 7 – The Dormition of Righteous Anna, Mother of the Virgin.
August 11 – Christmas of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
August 14 – Honey Spas, the beginning of the Assumption Lent.
August 19 – Transfiguration of the Lord, Apple Savior.
August 28 – The Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God.
August 29 - Nut Spas.



Orthodox holidays in September 2021 September 8 – Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.
September 11 – Beheading of the head of John the Forerunner.
September 14 – Consecrated Time of the Church: Church New Year and Peacemaking Circle.
September 19 – the memory of the miracle of Archistratig Michael, Mikhailovo miracle.
September 21 – Christmas of the Most Holy Mother of God, the day of the autumn equinox.
September 27 – The Exaltation of the Holy and Life-giving Cross of the Lord.
September 30 is the day of remembrance of the martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and Mother Sofia.



Orthodox holidays in October 2021, October 14 – The Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God, the day of St. Roman Sladkopevets.

Orthodox holidays in November 2021 November 10 is the day of the Martyr Paraskeva, the Day of St. Job.
November 21 is St. Michael’s Day.
November 28 – the beginning of the Christmas fast (lasts until January 6).



Orthodox holidays in December 2021 December 4 – Introduction to the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God.
December 7 is the day of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine.
December 13 is the day of St. Andrew the First-Called.
December 17 is St. Barbara’s Day.
December 19 is the day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
December 22 is St. Anna's Day.



As you know, the Orthodox calendar is characterized by the variability of many dates, which are called transitional. This calendar is important for observing fasts, as well as for honoring Orthodox holidays.