Introduction post #1
- Matthew Gene Mcdaniel
- Feb 9, 2019
- 2 min read
Hi! Welcome to my blog project for LIS 517 at the University of Arizona. My aim is to explore the themes of icons and iconography--perhaps with a few internet memes thrown in for good measure--in the digital world and their impact on the off-line world. So let's jump right on in! The first image shows an Orthodox monastic and the caption reads Do you even fast bro? Fasting is one of the main distinctives of the Eastern Orthodox Christian experience. Orthodox Christians fast over half the year. We abstain from meat, fish, dairy, wine and oil during the appointed fasting periods by the Church, which are as follows: Fasting Seasons
Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast) - Nov. 15 through Dec. 24
Meatfast - Monday after the Sunday of Last Judgment through Cheesefare Sunday
Great Lent & Holy Week - 1st Monday of Great Lent through Great and Holy Saturday
Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast - June 11 through June 28
Dormition (Theotokos) Fast - Aug. 1 through Aug. 14
Fast-Free Weeks
Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve - Dec. 25 through Jan. 4
The week following the Sunday of the Publican & Pharisee - 2nd Week of the Lenten Triodion
Bright Week - The week after Pascha until St Thomas Sunday
Trinity Week - The week after Pentecost until the Saturday before All Saints Sunday
Fast Days
The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks The Eve of Theophany - January 5 The Beheading of St. John the Baptist - August 29 The Elevation of the Cross - September 14 (fasting dates taken from the OCA) As you can see, fasting is a large part of an Orthodox Christian's life. So much so that it has even spread to internet memes!


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