Armenian Feasts
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
This Sunday, April 6, is the sixth and final Sunday of Great Lent, known as the Sunday of Advent (Ka...
GREAT LENT BEGINS MONDAY
Great Lent (Medz Bahk or Karasnortk) begins this Monday, March 3. Great Lent is the longest of the f...
FASTING DURING GREAT LENT
Great Lent (Medz Bahk) begins on Monday, March 3. It is a time of prayer, penance, abstinence, and d...
POON PAREGENTAN
This Sunday, March 2, is Poon Paregentan, the eve of Great Lent (Medz Bahk). Poon means “real” or “g...
REMEMBRANCE OF THE DEAD (MEMORIAL DAY)
Monday, August 14, is Memorial Day (Merelotz). In accordance with the tradition of the Armenian Chur...
PAREGENTAN OF THE FAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
This Sunday, August 6, is the Paregentan or Eve of the Fast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of ...
PAREGENTAN OF THE FAST OF TRANSFIGURATION
This Sunday, the sixth Sunday after Pentecost, is the Paregentan of the Fast of the Transfiguration—...
MARCH 15, MEDIAN DAY OF LENT
Yesterday, Wednesday, March 15, was the median day of Lent (Michink). (*) It is the 24th day of Lent...
FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (DYARNUNTARACH)
Friday, February 14, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord to t...
PAREGENTAN OF FAST
This Sunday, September 4, is the Paregentan of the Fast leading to the Feast of the Exaltation of th...