Traditions
DraftOrthodox Traditions
All Orthodox Christians share the same Paschalion: the shared reckoning of Pascha and the movable feasts. What differs, jurisdiction to jurisdiction, is the rubric layered on top: which feasts lift the fast, how a short Apostles' Fast is handled, which calendar (New or Old) fixed feasts fall on. Pick your tradition below to see its calendar.
- Antiochian
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
The traditional Byzantine fasting typikon as observed across the Antiochian Church worldwide, including the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the UK & Ireland, with four main fasting seasons plus Wednesday and Friday fasts year-round.
- OCA
Orthodox Church in America
The OCA fasting calendar follows the Byzantine tradition with its own observances for feast days and fast-free weeks.
- Greek
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
The Greek Orthodox fasting calendar follows the Byzantine tradition on the New (Revised Julian) calendar for fixed feasts; the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain keeps the same New Calendar rubric.
- Russian
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR)
The Russian Orthodox fasting calendar follows the Byzantine tradition on the Old (Julian) calendar for fixed feasts, currently 13 days behind the civil calendar, so Nativity falls on January 7. ROCOR's Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe follows the same reckoning.
Not sure which is yours, or just exploring? The Today page offers a general "Standard" calendar for anyone without a specific jurisdiction, a reasonable default, not a fifth tradition.