Ukuhlelwa Kwokudla Nokugubha
AmaGreki angaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-90 ayingxenye yeSonto LamaGreek Orthodox, futhi ukholo ludlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwesiGreki. Ukholo lwesiGreki lwe-Orthodox lubona ukudla okuningana phakathi nonyaka, okusho ukuyeka ukuzidla okuvela ezilwaneni nasezinhlanzi ezinegazi elibomvu (ama-cephalopods afana ne-octopus ne-squid avunyelwe ngoba angenayo igazi elibomvu), emikhiqizweni yobisi, amaqanda, futhi izikhathi ezivela ngamafutha omnqumo newayini kanye.
Izibukeli eziqinile kuzo zonke izikhathi zokuzila kanye nezinsuku ezisheshayo zizolandela le mihlahlandlela izinsuku ezingaphezu kuka-180 ngonyaka. Ukuzila okuphelele (akukho ukudla nhlobo) kugcinwe isikhashana ngaphambi kokuba uthathe isidlo esingcwele. Ukudla okuvunyelwe phakathi nezinkathi ezisheshayo kuthiwa yi- nistisima (νηστίσιμα, ebizwa nge-nee-STEE-see-mah) futhi idliwa ngesikhathi seLente Elikhulu nokunye ukudla. Abalandeli bakhuthazwa ukuba badle ngokuzithoba nangokuthobeka ngesikhathi sokuzila.
Izikhathi Ezinzima Zokuzila
Esikhathini SaseGreek Orthodox Church, kunezinkathazo ezine ezinkulu phakathi nonyaka. I-Lent Great iqala ngoMsombuluko, amasonto ayisikhombisa ngaphambi kwePhasika futhi yisikhathi sokuzila ukudla eside kunazo zonke futhi esiqine kakhulu kwikhalenda le-Orthodox. Ubizwa ngokuthi uKathari Theftera (Okushiwo ngu-Kah-thah-REE thehf-TEH-rah), ngoMsombuluko uhumusha ku- Hlanza ngoMsombuluko , futhi uqeda amasonto amathathu emikhosi yaseCarnival eyenziwe ngaphambi kwawo. Imikhawulo yokuzila ukudla iyancishiswa ngezimpelasonto ngesikhathi seLentend Great, nakuba ingashiywa ngokuphelele, kodwa kuLazaru ngoMgqibelo nasePalest Sunday (ngempelasonto ngaphambi kwePhasika), akukho mingcele yokudla okusebenzayo.
I- fast of the Apostles , ehlala kumasonto ayisithupha kuya kweyisithupha, iqala ngoMsombuluko, izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili emva kwePhentekoste, futhi iphele ngoJuni 28, ngosuku olwandulela usuku lomkhosi lwabaNgcwele uPeter noPawulu. Ngenye yezinto zokudala endala kwikhalenda yesonto. Ukushesha Kokudabuka kweTheotokos (uMary, Umama KaNkulunkulu) , kwenzeka kusukela ngo-Agasti 1 kuya ku-14 futhi kuphelile ngomkhosi ogama lakhe libizwa ngo-Agasti 15.
I- Christmas Fast iqala ngoNovemba 15 kuya kuDisemba 24 futhi ihlukaniswe zibe izingxenye ezimbili, ngokugubha okuqinile okuvumela amafutha newayini ngoLwesibili nangoLwesine kusukela ngoNovemba 15 kuya kuDisemba 19.
Izinsuku Zokuzijabulisa Zodwa
- NgoJanuwari 5: Eva weTheophany (Epiphany)
- Ngo-Agasti 29: Ukukhishwa kweSt. John uMbhapathizi
- USepthemba 14: Umkhosi wokuphakama kweSanta
- NgoLwesithathu noLwesihlanu
Izinsuku Zokungavumi Ukuzila Ukuvunyelwa
- Phakathi kukaKhisimusi neTheophany
- Iviki le-10 ngaphambi kwePhasika
- Iviki ngemva kwePhasika
- Isonto emva kwePhentekoste
I-2018 Ikhalenda lama-Greek Orthodox yokudla
| Theophany ** | NgoJanuwari 6 |
| I-Triodion iqala | NgoJanuwari 28 |
| UMgqibelo wemiphefumulo 1 | Februwari 10 |
| ISonto lokudla | Februwari 11 |
| UMgqibelo wemiphefumulo 2 | Februwari 17 |
| I-Sunday Cheesefare | Februwari 18 |
| Hlela ngoMsombuluko | NgoFebhuwari 19 |
| UMgqibelo weMimoya 3 | Februwari 24 |
| NgeSonto Lama-Orthodoxy | Februwari 25 |
| ULazaru ngoMgqibelo | Mashi 31 |
| NgeSonto lePalm | Ngo-Ephreli 1 |
| I-Easter ngeSonto Lase- Easter (Pascha) | Ngo-Ephreli 8 |
| Ukuphakama | Meyi 17 |
| UMgqibelo weMimoya 4 | May 26 |
| IPhentekoste | Meyi 27 |
| Abaphostoli Baqala Ngokushesha | Juni 4 |
| Ukushona kweTheotokos * | Agasti 15 |
| Ukuzalwa kuka-Theotokos | Septemba 8 |
| Ukuphakanyiswa koMoya oNgcwele | Septemba 14 |
| Usuku LwamaSanta | Novemba 1 |
| Isethulo seTheotokos ethempelini | Novemba 21 |
| Ukuzalwa kukaKristu (uKhisimusi) | Disemba 25 |
* Theotokos: UMariya, umama kaNkulunkulu
** Theophany: Epiphany