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Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα) also known as Pure Monday Ash Monday Monday of Lent or Green Monday is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Saint Thomas Christians of India and Eastern Catholic Great Lent. It is a movable feast that occurs at the beginning of the 7th week before Orthodox Easter Sunday.The common term for this day Clean Monday refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods.

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country
Eastern Orthodox Church, Saint Thomas Christians, Eastern Catholic Churches
similar
Great Lent
type
Christianity

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