On March 9, 2 Orthodox church holidays are celebrated. The list of events informs you about church holidays, fasts, and days of honoring the memory of saints. The list will help you find out the date of a significant religious event for Orthodox Christians.
Orthodox Church holidays 9 March 2024
Holiday | Description |
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Saturday myasopustnaya (Universal parent) |
Special Memorial Day for the deceased. It takes place two days before Shrovetide. It is preceded by the Week of the Last Judgment (myasopustnoy). |
1st and 2nd discoveries of the head of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John |
Memory of the first (on the Mount of Olives) and the second (in a cave near Emessa) finding of the head of John the Baptist. |