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with the life and ministry of Jesus Christ:
Theophany, Naming, Presentation of the
Lord, Palm Sunday, Easter, Ascension, Pen-
tecost, and Transfiguration.
− Feasts of St. Mary are associated with
the saintly life of the Mother of God: An-
nunciation, Birth of Mary from Joachim and
Anna, Presentation at the Temple, Concep-
tion of Mary, Assumption, Discovery of her
waist band, and Discovery of her receptacle.
− Devotional feasts are generally related
to the Holy Cross and the church: Discovery
of the Cross, Apparition of the Cross, Exal-
tation of the Cross, Cross of Varag, New
Sunday, World Church, Cathedral of St. Etch-
miadzin, Shoghagat, and Ark of the Covenant.
− Great feasts are dedicated to those
persons who have played a pivotal role in
promoting the Christian faith: St. Stephen
the Protomartyr, Apostles St. James, St. John,
St. Peter, and St. Paul.
− Saints' feasts are the greatest in number.
Some of them are commemorated also by the
Catholic and all other Orthodox churches.
Some of the feasts are celebrated each
year on a fixed month and day, for example,
Theophany on the 6th of January, Naming
on the 13th of January, the Presentation of the
Lord on the 14th of February, Annunciation
on the 7th of April. Some feasts are movable:
those depending on the lunar cycle, Easter