Orthodox holidays happen one-day and multi-day. Multi-day holidays have the days preparing a holiday (predprazdnstvo), a holiday, holiday continuation (poprazdnstvo) and final day in celebration (otdaniye). The more such days has a holiday, the bigger value and importance bears an orthodox event.
on May 26, church holidays today: how many, what main?
For May 26 some religious holidays are necessary
- of Poprazdnstvo of the Ascension ( passing celebration in 2017);
- memory of the martyr Glikeriya's of the maiden and with it the martyr Laodikiya Gerakleysky, the guard temnichny (apprx. 177);
- memory just Glikeriya's of the maiden, Novgorod (1522);
- memory transferring of relics of a prepodobnomuchenik of Makari, archimandrite Kanevsky, abbot Pinsky, Pereyaslavsky miracle man (1688);
- memory of the martyr Alexander Rimsky (284 — 305);
- memory of the prelate Pavsikakiya's , bishop Sinadsky (606);
- memory sacred Georgy of the confessor with the spouse Irinoyu and children (IX century) ;
- memory Saint Iversky Yevfimy (1028) ( Georgian orthodox church );
- memory of martyrs Sokolova Vasilii , Zaozersky Alexander and Nadezhdin Khristofor , presviter, prepodobnomuchenik Makari (Telegin's) , celibate priest, and martyr Tikhomirov Sergy (1922);
- memory of martyrs Cherkassk (XX century) .
Smy main from them — it is Poprazdnstvo of the Ascension
of Poprazdnstvo of a holiday — these are the days following a holiday. During this period it is necessary to remember that though the holiday passed, but you should not forget still it. At this time in temples pass church service on which some prayers from what were read in day of the holiday are said.
the Ascension has maximum for dvunadesyaty holidays the poprazdnstvo period – 8 days. The poprazdnstvo on Friday of the 6th sedmitsa on Easter begins, the otdaniye is made on Friday of the 7th sedmitsa (on the eve of Troitsk Saturday). All church services are made with standard for the poprazdnstvo period features.