Kalendala ya Greek Orthodox ya Maholide ndi Zikondwerero

Agiriki oposa 90 peresenti ali m'Chipembedzo cha Greek Orthodox, ndipo chikhulupiriro chimathandiza kwambiri m'Chigiriki. Chikhulupiliro cha Greek Orthodox chimachitika nthawi yozizira chaka, chomwe chimatanthauza kusala zakudya zomwe zimachokera ku nyama ndi nsomba zomwe zili ndi magazi ofiira (cephalopods monga octopus ndi squid amaloledwa popeza alibe magazi ofiira), kuchokera ku mkaka, mazira, ndi nthawi zochokera ku maolivi ndi vinyo komanso.

Owona mwakhama masiku onse osala kudya ndi masiku othamanga adzatsata malangizo awa kwa masiku oposa 180 pachaka. Kusala kudya (palibe chakudya nkomwe) kwasungidwa nthawi yayitali musanayambe kudya Mgonero Woyera. Zakudya zomwe zimaloledwa nthawi yofulumira zimatchedwa nistisima (νηστίσιμα, zotchedwa nee-STEE-see-mah) ndipo zimadyedwa pa Lent Great ndi zina zotentha. Otsatira amalimbikitsidwa kuti adye mophweka komanso modzichepetsa nthawi iliyonse ya kusala.

Nthawi Zambiri Zosala kudya

Mu mpingo wa Greek Orthodox, pali zikondwerero zinayi zazikulu pa chaka. Lenti Lalikulu liyamba pa Lolemba, masabata asanu ndi awiri isanafike Pasitala ndipo ndiyo nthawi yayitali kwambiri komanso yowirikiza kwambiri mu kalendala ya Orthodox. Called Kathari Theftera (Pachiyambi, kutchulidwa kah-thah-REE thehf-TEH-rah), Lolemba ili likumasulira ku Lolemba Lolemba , ndipo limathetsa masabata atatu a zikondwerero za Carnival zomwe zisanachitike. Kulepheretsa kusala kudya kumachepetsedwa pamapeto a Sabata Lalikulu, ngakhale kuti sikunatayidwe kwathunthu, koma kwa Lazaro Loweruka ndi Palm Sunday (pamapeto a Pasitara), palibe lamulo la chakudya.

Kutsala kwa Atumwi , komwe kumatenga masabata asanu ndi limodzi mpaka asanu ndi limodzi, kumayamba pa Lolemba, masiku asanu ndi atatu Pentekoste itatha, ndikumaliza pa June 28, tsiku loyamba tsiku la phwando la Oyera Petro ndi Paulo. Ndi chimodzi mwa zikondwerero zakale kwambiri mu kalendala ya tchalitchi. Kuthamanga Kwambiri kwa Theotokos (Mary, Mayi wa Mulungu) , ukuchitika kuyambira pa August 1 mpaka 14 ndipo kumathera ndi phwando lofanana lomweli pa August 15.

Khirisimasi Imathamanga kuyambira November 15 mpaka December 24 ndipo imasweka mu magawo awiri, ndi mwambo wochepa kwambiri womwe umalola mafuta ndi vinyo Lachiwiri ndi Lachinayi kuyambira November 15 mpaka 19 December.

Masiku Odzipereka Okha

• January 5: Eva wa Theophany (Epiphany)
• August 29: Kukhala Mtsogoleri wa St. John M'batizi
• September 14: Phwando la Kukwezeka kwa Holy Cross
• Lachitatu ndi Lachisanu

Masiku Osala kudya Amaloledwa

• Pakati pa Khirisimasi ndi Theophany
• Sabata la 10 isanafike Isitala
• Sabata itatha Isitala
• Sabata pambuyo Pentekoste

2018 Kalendala ya Greek Orthodox ya Chakudya

* Theotokos: Mary, Mayi wa Mulungu

** Theophany: Epiphany