How does our Church distinguish between the different holy days?
The first and oldest feast is Easter, around which the whole Easter Cycle revolves. All other feasts are distinguished according to class. On holy days, the changeable parts (tropars) follow the theme of the feast. Sometimes two feasts coincide, since the Easter and Christmas cycles overlap; in that case, the feast of the highest class takes precedence.
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