page_title: 8 Day Lent
hierarchical_section_title: 8 Day Lent
caption_attribution_description: Български: Икона от началото на 14 в., изобразяваща Благовещение, църквата „Свети Климент“ в Охрид, Република Македония English: The icon of Annunciation from the Church of St Climent in Ohrid, R. o. Macedonia (first quarter of the 14th century).
context_page_description: Ettu Noyambu or the Eight Day Lent of Mary, mother of Jesus is a solemn remembrance of Mother Mary for Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala, India.
  The custom is observed in the Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches in Kerala. Believers participate in fasting and praying for the eight days. During this time churches celebrate the feast in remembrance of the birth of St. Mary and the eight days of lent is rigorously observed from the 1st day to 8th day of September with charitable activities, evangelical conventions and special prayers to honor St. Mary. Praying the rosary in groups is an important custom during these days. The eight days of lent is not a canonical one for the Church but is observed by the Syrian Christians of India and also in Arabian countries.
context_section_description: Ettu Noyambu (Malayalam: എട്ടു നോയമ്പ്) or the Eight Day Lent of Mary, mother of Jesus is a solemn remembrance of Mother Mary for Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala, India.
  The custom is observed in the Oriental Orthodox (Jacobite and Indian Orthodox) and Eastern Catholic (Syro-Malabar and Malankara Catholic) churches in Kerala. Believers participate in fasting and praying for the eight days. During this time churches celebrate the feast in remembrance of the birth of St. Mary (Nativity of Mary) and the eight days of lent is rigorously observed from the 1st day to 8th day of September with charitable activities, evangelical conventions and special prayers to honor St. Mary. Praying the rosary in groups is an important custom during these days. The eight days of lent is not a canonical one for the Church but is observed by the Syrian Christians of India and also in Arabian countries.
caption: 'The icon of Annunciation'
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