The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

Denomination·Founded 1912 CE·est. ~2.5 million, mostly in Kerala and the Gulf; the church's own figure.

Judaism → Christianity → Oriental Orthodoxy → The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

Branch

Rites & Ritual

what its people do — and when All 1 →
Yearly
Pesaha appam. On Maundy Thursday every household makes unleavened appam marked with a cross and a sweet coconut milk to go with it, and the oldest man in the house breaks and distributes it after the family prayers. Any left over is burned rather than thrown away. Nothing about it is optional and nothing about it happens in church. When Annual, on Maundy Thursday nightWho The whole household, at home, before or after the church service Go deeper — context →
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