The Orthodox liturgical year begins on September 1 according to the new calendar and September 14 according to the old. According to both calendars, Pascha (Resurrection of Jesus Christ) - Easter - is the Feast of All Feasts.
In the matter of Easter, the Orthodox Church remained faithful to the recommendations of the Council of Nicea of 325 years. According to its recommendations, the Christian Pascha cannot be celebrated before the Old Testament Pascha nor concurrently with it. The succession of Testaments must be preserved - the fulfillment of the Old, followed by the celebration of the New, as the fulfillment of prophecies and archetypes through the Resurrection of the Savior.
