The '''Great Feasts''' of the [[Orthodox Church]] are the major celebrations throughout the [[Church Calendar|liturgical year]]Image:6. While various [[saint]]s and events are celebrated with significance on the local level, the entire Church celebrates together thirteen [[feastjpg]]s above all the rest, '''[[Pascha]]''' and the '''Twelve Great Feasts'''. == Pascha ==The feast of the [[Resurrection]] of [[Jesus Christ]], called [[Pascha]] (Easter), is the greatest of the feasts of the [[Orthodox Church]]Image:66. It is also called the '''Feast of Feasts'''. It is celebrated on the first [[Sundayjpg]] after the Paschal Full Moon (''see'' [[Paschalion]]). == The Twelve Great Feasts ==There are other days of great importance in the life of the Church -- the '''Twelve Great Feasts''', which commemorate and present us again to the historic presence of major events in the lives of our Lord [[Jesus Christ]] and his [[Theotokos|Holy Mother]]. Seven greats feasts in honor of our Lord [[Jesus Christ]] and five great feasts honoring the [[Theotokos]] constitute the Twelve Great FeastsImage:666. #[[September 8]], the [[Nativity of the Theotokosjpg]]#[[September 14]], the [[Elevation of the Holy Cross]]#[[November 21]], the [[Presentation of the Theotokos]]#[[December 25]], the [[Nativity]] of Christ (Christmas)#[[January 6]], [[Theophany]], the Baptism of Christ#[[February 2]], the [[Presentation]] of Christ#[[March 25]], the [[Annunciation]]#The Sunday before Pascha, [[Palm Sunday]]#Forty Days after Pascha, the [[Ascension]] of Christ#Fifty Days after Pascha, [[Pentecost]]#[[August 6]], the [[Transfiguration]]#[[August 15]], the [[Dormition]] (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos [[CategoryImage:Feasts]][[Category:Great Feasts|*6666.jpg]]