Orthodox Lent Calendar. The great fast, or great lent, is the most significant and solemn fasting period in the orthodox christian liturgical calendar, beginning at sundown on cheese fare sunday and culminating on holy saturday, just before easter sunday. Lent ends with holy week and easter sunday, an important day in the christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of jesus christ after his crucifixion on the.
To help navigate through our abundant (and sometimes confusing) great lent material, we created an activity calendar with suggestions for each week. These graphics are available for free download for use on parish and organization websites to link to the great lent content on the greek orthodox archdiocese of america website.