Apokreō

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Apokreō is the Greek term for Meatfare Sunday, the last day on which meat is traditionally eaten before the stricter fasting period leading up to Orthodox Lent.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Apokries 2
Apokreō canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian feast day
religious observance
associatedWith Triodion (Lenten liturgical book)
linked to: Triodion
associatedWithCalendar Byzantine liturgical calendar
Julian calendar (in some churches)
linked to: Julian calendar

Revised Julian calendar (in some churches)
category Christian fasting and abstinence
Eastern Christian liturgical days
culturalContext Greek Orthodox tradition
etymology from Greek words meaning “from meat” or “away from meat”
fastingRule last day meat is permitted before Great Lent
meat is eaten for the last time before the stricter fast
followedByFastingRestriction abstinence from meat
continuation of dairy and eggs until Cheesefare Sunday
follows Sunday of the Prodigal Son
hasAlternativeName Meatfare
linked to: Meatfare Sunday

Sunday of Meatfare
linked to: Cheesefare Sunday
hasAlternativeTransliteration Apokreo
hasFunction marks transition to stricter fasting before Lent
hasLiturgicalColor varies by local custom
hasNameInEnglish Meatfare Sunday
hasNameInGreek Απόκρεω
linkedConcept Carnival period in Greek tradition
Great Fast
Orthodox Lent
linked to: Lent
liturgicalReading Matthew 25:31–46
liturgicalTheme Last Judgment
linked to: The Last Judgment
observedInReligion Eastern Catholic Churches using the Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greek Orthodox Church
occursBefore Clean Monday
occursOn Sunday
occursRelativeToPascha eight weeks before Orthodox Easter (Pascha)
partOf Triodion Sundays
linked to: Triodion
partOfLiturgicalSeason Pre-Lenten period
precedes Cheesefare Sunday
Great Lent
linked to: Lent

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meatfare Sunday greekName Apokreō
Skyros Carnival relatedTo Apokries
linked to: Apokreō
Xanthi Carnival relatedTo Apokries
linked to: Apokreō