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Also called | Great and Holy Tuesday Fig Tuesday Megali Triti |
Observed by | Christians |
Type | Christian |
Significance | Commemorates the Parable of the Ten Virgins and the Parable of the talents or minas |
Observances | Mass or Service of Worship |
Date | Tuesday before Easter |
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Frequency | annual |
Related to | Holy Week |
Holy Tuesday or Great and Holy Tuesday (Ancient Greek: Μεγάλη Τρίτη, Megali Triti) (lit. 'Great Third (Day)', i.e., Great Tuesday), also known as Fig Tuesday, is a day of Holy Week, which precedes Easter.[1] As with other days of Holy Week, this day is observed through the holding of church services.[2]