Greek Orthodox Good Friday 2024. The period leading up to the greek orthodox easter, or pascha, the most important religious feast of the year, is called sarakosti, signifying 40 days of great lent. The church calendar contains the dates of the main orthodox holidays dedicated to remembering historical events from the life of jesus christ, the virgin mary.
Orthodox good friday also called great friday and holy friday or just great friday is a day of remembrance of jesus’s death on the cross. The procession of the epitaphios on good friday, or μεγάλη παρασκευή.