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Fasting Calendar
The Church’s ancient rhythm of feasting and fasting — the weekly Wednesday and Friday fasts and the four great fasting seasons, with what is permitted each day.
No fastFast dayGreat LentApostles FastDormition FastNativity Fast🐟 fish allowed · 🍷 wine & oil allowed
Fasting Seasons in 2026
Great LentFebruary 23 – April 11
Apostles FastJune 8 – June 28
Dormition FastAugust 1 – August 14
Nativity FastNovember 15 – December 24
General discipline of the Byzantine tradition (New Calendar) — always follow your parish and speak with your priest about your own practice.
Calendar data from orthocal.info (MIT)