This Sunday, August 6, is the Paregentan or Eve of the Fast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God (Theotokos). This is a five-day period of fasting (Monday to Friday) that precedes the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother. Paregentan, which means “good living,” is a day of enjoyment and feasting before the beginning of the fasting period, during which there are no feast days.
