Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On the occasion of the Eve of the Great Lent, a liturgy was held in the Saint Gayane Monastery under the solemnity of the Catholicos of All Armenians. On the eve of the feast, during the Evening Service, the curtains of the Altars were closed. This symbolizes that man has been deprived of paradise. The feast itself is followed by a quartile retention period.