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The '''Season of Annunciation''' or '''Season of Announcements''' (also known by various Syriac [[transliteration]]s, such as '''Subara''', '''Subbara''', or '''Suboro'''), is a [[liturgical year|liturgical season]] in [[Syriac Christianity]]. ItThe name of the season is equivalentin reference to the season[[Annunciation|Annunciation ofto the Blessed Virgin Mary]], the announcement by the [[AdventArchangel Gabriel]] into the [[LatinMary, liturgicalmother of ritesJesus|WesternBlessed liturgicalVirgin traditionMary]]., Likethat Advent,she itwould is[[fertilisation|conceive and bear]] a timeson through a [[Virgin birth of preparationJesus|virgin forbirth]] theand Decemberbecome 25the celebrationmother of [[ChristmasJesus Christ]].
 
In the [[East Syriac Rite|East Syriac tradition]] the liturgical year starts with Annunciation season. The season is equivalent to the season of [[Advent]] in the [[Latin liturgical rites|Western liturgical tradition]]. Like Advent, it is a time for the celebration of the [[Nativity of Jesus]]. But unlike Advent, the whole season is a celebration of the Nativity, while in Advent the first 24 days are a preparation for the Nativity on 25 December.
== East Syriac Rite ==▼
 
Historically, the Annunciation season in the [[Syro-Malabar Church]] came to an end in early January with the feast of [[Epiphany season|Epiphany]] (''[[Pindikuthi Perunnal]]'') which was the more celebrated feast. But by the 20th century, due to influence of the Western tradition and the secular world, [[Christmas]] day (December 25) became the focal point of the season.
In the [[East Syriac Rite]], the Season of Annunciation, like Advent in the [[Roman Rite]], marks the start of the liturgical year, and begins on the Sunday that falls between November 27 and December 3 inclusive.<ref name="moolan13">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/periodofannuncia0000paur/|title=The Period of Annunciation{{ndash}}Nativity in the East Syrian Calendar: Its Background and Place in the Liturgical Year|first=John|last=Moolan|year=1985|publisher=Pontifical Oriental Institute of Religious Studies|publication-place=Vadavathoor, [[Kottayam]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/periodofannuncia0000paur/page/12/mode/2up 13]}}</ref>
 
▲== East Syriac Rite ==
In the historical East Syriac Rite, the first liturgical season of the year extended past Advent to also include [[Christmastide]], in a single period called the ''Season of Annunciation{{ndash}}Nativity''.<ref>{{Cite thesis|first=Maryann|last=Madhavathu|title=Liturgy as a Sacrament of the Paschal Mystery: A Study of the Theological Relations between the Liturgy of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman and Syro-Malabar Rites|year=2016|publisher=[[KU Leuven|Katholieke Universiteit Leuven]]|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/80792869.pdf|page=6}}</ref> However, the present-day [[liturgical calendar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] (one of the churches that uses the East Syriac Rite) regards "Annunciation" and "Nativity" as separate seasons, with the Season of Annunciation ending prior to Christmas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarliturgy.org/assets/assettt/panchangam%20English%202021%20(1).pdf|title=Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021|format=PDF|author=Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy|page=6|quote=The liturgical year of the Syro-Malabar Church begins with the period of Annunciation. The four weeks in preparation to the feast of the Nativity of Jesus, celebrated on 25th December, constitute this season.}}</ref>▼
 
▲In the historical [[East Syriac Rite]], the firstSeason of Annunciation, like Advent in the [[Roman Rite]], marks the start of the liturgical seasonyear, and begins on the Sunday that falls between November 27 and December 3 inclusive.<ref name="moolan13">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/periodofannuncia0000paur/|title=The Period of Annunciation{{ndash}}Nativity in the East Syrian Calendar: Its Background and Place in the Liturgical Year|first=John|last=Moolan|year=1985|publisher=Pontifical Oriental Institute of Religious Studies|publication-place=Vadavathoor, [[Kottayam]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/periodofannuncia0000paur/page/12/mode/2up 13]}}</ref> The season extendedextends past Advent to also include [[Christmastide]],.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/seasons.php#seasson1|title=Syro aMalabar singleLiturgical periodSeasons|publisher=Syro-Malabar calledChurch theInternet ''SeasonMission|quote=Liturgical seasons of the year are Annunciation{{ndash, Epiphany, Great Fast, Resurrection, Apostles, Summer, Eliyah-Sliba, Moses, and Dedication of the Church}}Nativity''.</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|first=Maryann|last=Madhavathu|title=Liturgy as a Sacrament of the Paschal Mystery: A Study of the Theological Relations between the Liturgy of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman and Syro-Malabar Rites|year=2016|publisher=[[KU Leuven|Katholieke Universiteit Leuven]]|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/80792869.pdf|page=6}}</ref> However, the present-day [[liturgical calendar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] (one of the churches that uses the East Syriac Rite) regards "Annunciation" and "Nativity" as separate seasons, with the Season of Annunciation ending prior to Christmas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarliturgy.org/assets/assettt/panchangam%20English%202021%20(1).pdf|title=Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021|format=PDF|author=Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy|page=6|quote=The liturgical year of the Syro-Malabar Church begins with the period of Annunciation. The four weeks in preparation tofor the feast of the Nativity of Jesus, celebrated on 25th December, constitute this season.}}</ref>
The Season of Annunciation roughly overlaps with a period of [[fasting]] called the ''25 Days' Fast'', which runs from December 1 to 24 inclusive.<ref name="moolan13" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarliturgy.org/assets/assettt/panchangam%20English%202021%20(1).pdf|title=Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021|format=PDF|author=Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy|page=4}}</ref>
 
== West Syriac Rite ==
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