Clean Monday: Beginning of Great Lent
In Russian: Чистый понедельник. Начало Великого поста
In Church Slavonic: Нача́ло ст҃а́гѡ и҆ вели́кагѡ поста̀, понедѣ́льникъ пе́рвыѧ седми́цы
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (10 February on the Old calendar), movable date
New calendar
- , movable date
2027
Old calendar
- (2 March on the Old calendar), movable date
New calendar
- , movable date
Also commemorated on 23 February 2026
- Hieromartyr Charalampus, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly, and the Martyrs Porphyrius, Baptus and 3 Women Martyrs († 202)
- New Hieromartyrs Priests Peter and Valerian († 1930)
- Virgin-martyrs Ennatha and Valentina and Martyr Paul of Palestine († 308)
- Св. Галины (III)
- Holy Right-Believing Great Princess Anna of Novgorod († 1056)
- Venerable Prochorus of the Kiev Caves († 1107)
- Venerable Longinus of Koryazhemka († 1540)
- “Fiery Appearance” Icon of the Mother of God