Sunday of Tyrini
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἀνάμνησιν ποιούμεθα τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ Παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς ἐξορίας τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου Ἀδάμ. Tyrini or Tyrofagos is the last week of the Halloween season. It was named so because from its beginning the consumption of meat is prohibited, while the consumption of eggs and dairy products is allowed. The last day of this week is Tyrini Sunday and from the next day, which is Clean Monday, begins the Great Lent for Easter. The Sunday, before the beginning of Great Lent, is also known as Cheese-eater's or Tyrini's Sunday, a day rich in folklore events. In the Churches, during the morning Divine Liturgy, the passage from the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 5, 14-21) is read, which refers to the value of forgiveness and fasting. Late in the afternoon of the same day, the overwhelming vesper of forgiveness is sung, during which priests and believers embrace each other, asking for forgiveness from each other, in view of the coming Great Lent. Our holy Fathers placed the commemorat...