Ymni_isodion_ths_theotoku_me_thn_tessarakontame... Instant

: The Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the Temple. This is when the musical tone of the services shifts toward Christmas.

: Incorporating the daily commemoration of saints alongside the pre-feast hymns of the Nativity. ymni_isodion_ths_theotoku_me_thn_tessarakontame...

The phrase refers to the Hymns of the Entrance of the Theotokos (Isodia tes Theotokou) combined with the Tessarakontameron (the 40-day Christmas Lent period or "Sarantaleitourgo") in the Greek Orthodox tradition. : The Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the Temple

In the Orthodox liturgical calendar, the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos (November 21st) serves as the "threshold" for the Christmas season. It is on this day that the Church begins singing the Katavasies of Christmas, "Christ is Born, Give ye Glory!" Guide to the Hymns & Traditions The phrase refers to the Hymns of the

The "put together guide" for this specific combination of the feast and the 40-day period typically involves:

"Today is the prelude of the benevolence of God, and the herald of the salvation of mankind..." Liturgical Sequence : The beginning of the Nativity Fast.