print email comment close The Great Lent: A Week by Week Meaning URL: http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8126 Description: Greek Orthodox perspective on The Great Lent, the Orthodox observance of the forty days of fasting and penitence prior to Pascha, or Easter (held in the Greek Orthodox Church on a different calendar than most other Christian denominations). Discusses traditions, fasting, Lenten spring cleaning, and more. From the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Publisher: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Extra Keywords palm Sunday Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fasts and feasts -- Orthodox Eastern Church Lent LII Database Information: Record 20601 created by Maria Brandt on 02/07/2006 Last modification on 12/09/2008 Published: 02/09/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20601