April in the Orthodox church calendar is marked by the great bastard of the Mother of God. This is the main celebration of the month. Most often, April is the time of Holy Great Lent, this month is not full of various eternal church holidays.
On April 7, the Orthodox Church remembers the great event of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This holiday is called so. Christianity says that this day is the beginning of the salvation of people, since it was then that the archangel Gabriel informed the Virgin Mary that she would give birth from the Holy Spirit of the Savior of the world. This holiday is especially revered by the Russian people, as witnessed by numerous churches in Russia, consecrated in honor of the Annunciation.
This month some miraculous icons of the Virgin are also remembered. So, on April 1 - celebrations in honor of the icon of the Virgin Mary Tenderness, February 16 - in memory of the icon of the Mother of God unfading color, February 21 celebrations are held in honor of the Spanish Icon of the Virgin, February 27 - celebrations in honor of the Vilnius Icon of the Mother of God.
In April, several days of remembrance of the revered saints can be singled out separately. April 12 is the day of St. John of the Ladder, April 14 is the day of St. Mary of Egypt, April 30 is the memory of Zosima Solovetsky.
In addition, some rolling holidays may occur in April, depending on the time of the celebration of Easter. For example, the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem and the Passover of Christ itself.
