Assumption Fast

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Assumption Fast is a traditional Christian period of fasting and spiritual preparation observed before the Feast of the Assumption (or Dormition) of the Virgin Mary.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Assumption Fast canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian fast
liturgical season
religious observance
hasAlternativeName Dormition Fast
Fast of the Assumption
linked to: Dormition Fast

Fast of the Dormition
linked to: Dormition Fast
hasCanonicalStatus prescribed by Orthodox canons
hasDenominationalContext Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasDiscipline abstinence from dairy products
abstinence from eggs
abstinence from meat
abstinence from oil
abstinence from wine
hasDuration 14 days (Byzantine tradition)
hasEndDate August 14 (Byzantine tradition)
hasFocus devotion to the Virgin Mary
preparation for Marian feast
hasLiturgicalService Paraklesis to the Theotokos
Supplicatory Canon to the Theotokos
hasPractice Holy Communion
almsgiving
confession
increased prayer
participation in church services
hasReligiousTradition Christianity
hasStartDate August 1 (Byzantine tradition)
hasTheologicalTheme honor of the Mother of God
preparation for meeting Christ through Mary
repentance
spiritual purification
honorsFigure Theotokos
linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary
isBefore Feast of the Assumption (August 15, Roman Catholic)
Feast of the Dormition (August 15, Julian or Gregorian depending on church)
isConsidered one of the four major fasting periods in the Byzantine tradition
isSimilarTo Apostles' Fast
Great Lent
linked to: Lent

Nativity Fast
liturgicalColor varies by local tradition
observedBy Eastern Catholic Christians
Eastern Orthodox Christians
Oriental Orthodox Christians
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

some Roman Catholic Christians
occursInMonth August
preparesForFeast Dormition of the Theotokos
Feast of the Assumption

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Dormition Fast alsoKnownAs Assumption Fast
Summer Lent hasAlternativeName Assumption Fast