Our events & festivals
The Ancient Church Of The East has a range of events; religious festivals. These are generally held during each month.
Items denoted by blue are the major event.
Some events and festivals may vary according to the ancient calendar.
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January:
- St. Mary the Virgin day
- Feast of the Epiphany, St. Zaia day
- St. John the Baptist day
- Rogation of the Virgins
- St. Peter, St. Paul and the four Evangelists day
February:
- St. Stephan the first Martyr day
- Western Teachers day
- Rogation of Nineveh
- Assyrian Teachers day
- St. Rabban Pithyoun day
- Anniversary of Ordainment of H.H MAR ADDAI II Catholicos Patriarch
- Mar Aba Catholicos day
March:
- Friday of the Departed
- The Entrant Sunday of Lent
- St. George the Martyr day
- Wednesday of mid Lent
April:
- Assyrian New Year
- Friday of Lazarus (40th day of lent)
- Palm Sunday
- Passover of our Lord
- Passion of our Lord
- Great Saturday
- Sunday of Resurrection
- Friday of Confessors
May
- New Sunday
- St. George the Martyr day and
- St. Khannanya day
- St Rabban Hormizd day
- St. Daniel day
- St. Shmone and her children day
- Mar Addai the Apostle day
- St Mary the Holy Virgin’ day
June
- Feast of the Ascension of our lord
- Feast of Pentecost
- Gold Friday and
- St. Abba Srapion day
July
- St. Thomas the Apostle Day
- St. Rabban Pithyoun of T’khooma Day
- St. Kiryakous Martyr and his mother
- Youliteh day
- Commemoration of (72 )Apost
- Feast of Nusardeel
August
- Assyrian Martyrs day
- Feast of Transfiguration
- Assumption of St. Mary the Holy Virgin.
September
- St. Shmone and her children day
- St. Tawor day
- St. Mar Shimon Bar Sabbaee Martyr day
- St. Bisho the Blessed day
- Commemoration of St. Zaia the Blessed
- Feast of the Holy Cross
- St. Sawa and St. Isaac day.
October
- St. Shalita day
- St. Matthew day
November
- First Sunday of Church Sanctification
- St. Sarsis dav
- St. George the Martyr day
- All Saints day
December
- St. Jacob M’paska (Martyr)
- Christmas Day