Fast of the Annunciation (Assyrian Advent fast)

Culture of origin: Assyrian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Assyrian

The Assyrian Church of the East keeps a fast before Christmas, which it describes as the 25-day fast of Advent. Its calendar begins the Fast of the Annunciation on 1 December, within its season of the Annunciation, the weeks before the Nativity, and marks it optional.