A fasting day on which fish (or wine and oil) is exceptionally allowed.
De exemplu, de Buna Vestire (25 martie) și de Florii este dezlegare la pește, chiar dacă sunt în Postul Mare. În calendarele ortodoxe, dezlegările sunt notate cu semne speciale (un pește, un strugure).
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- ChristmasThe feast of the Nativity of Christ on 25 December (or 7 January for those who keep the Old Style).
- Easter (Pascha)The feast of the Resurrection of Christ, the greatest of the Christian year; Orthodox and Catholic dates sometimes differ.
- Old Style / New StyleThe Old Style is the Julian calendar, 13 days behind the civil one; some communities keep feasts by it (Christmas on 7 January).
- Patron feast (hram)The saint or feast to which a church is dedicated; on that day the community holds a great celebration.
- PentecostThe feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, 50 days after Easter.
- SlavaThe feast of the family patron saint, specific to Serbian Orthodox families; passed down from father to son.