Monday, February 24, 2014
To the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Lent fasting season means a period of fasting when the faithful undergo a rigorous schedule of prayers and penitence. This fast is observed with greater rigor than any other fast and it is a test of one's Christianity. One who fails to keep it is not considered a good Christian. Properly observed it nullifies the sins committed during the rest of the year. The faithful should abstain from all meat and milk products except bread, water and salt. It consists of 55 days. On all the fasting days only one meal is allowed and this is to be taken in the afternoon, at 3 P.M.. or in the evening. On Saturdays and Sundays people are allowed to eat in the morning.
Daily Services are conducted in all the Churches. Each day services are held from morning to 2:45 P.M.. Priests regularly attend night services starting at midnight up to seven A.M.
Each week of the Great Lent has its own name associated with what Christ did or taught. The names of the weeks during lent are the following:
Name of the weeks
1st zewerede
2nd qidist
3rd mikurab
4th metsagu
5th debrezeit
6th gebrihar
7th nikodimos
8th hosaana
9th Tinsae/Easter
Nice lent.
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