Editing Liturgical colours (section)

===Russian liturgical colours===
In the tradition of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], up to nine different liturgical colours may be used throughout the year.<ref><!--the information given does not agree with the source cited-->The cited information was taken from translation published in three issues of: 
:{{Cite magazine |year=1990 |orig-date=June, July–August, September |title={{grey|[no title]}} |publisher=St.&nbsp;Andrew's Russian Orthodox Cathedral |periodical=The Messenger |place=Philadelphia, PA}}
: which cites the original {{Cite book |title=Nastol'naya Kniga Sviashchenno-sluzhitelia |year=1983 |volume=4 |location=Moscow, RU |script-title=ru:Настольная книга священнослужителя |trans-title=Clergyman's Handbook}}
: That 1983 edition is based on the handbook's 1913 third edition: {{Cite book |year=1913 |editor-last=Bulgakov, S.V. |location=Kiev, UA |script-title=ru:ЦВЕТА БОГОСЛУЖЕБНЫХ ОБЛАЧЕНИЙ. СИМВОЛИКА ЦВЕТОВ |chapter=Chapter&nbsp;15.5 |quote=The color scale of the liturgical vestments consists of the following basic colors: white, red, orange, yellow, green, light blue (голубой), dark blue (синий), violet/purple (фиолетовый), black. |chapter-url=https://azbyka.ru/otechnik/Pravoslavnoe_Bogosluzhenie/nastolnaja-kniga-svjashennosluzhitelja/15_5}}
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Exact use of these colours varies, but the following are the most common uses:<ref name="stnicholasoca" />

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!style="text-align:center;"|Colour!! style="text-align:center;"|Common use !!style="text-align:center;"| Uncommon or other use
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|style="text-align:center;background:gold;"| '''Gold''' or '''Yellow'''<br/>(желтый)||
*[[Feasts of the Lord Jesus Christ]]
*Feasts of Prophets
*Feasts of Apostles
*Feasts of [[Holy Hierarchs]]
*When no other colour is specified
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|style="text-align:center;background:#6495ed;"| Light '''blue'''<br/>(голубой)
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*[[Marian feast days|Feasts of the Theotokos]]
*Presentation of the Lord
*Annunciation
*Feasts of Bodiless Powers
*Feasts of Virgins
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*Fifth Friday in Lent
*Dormition Fast until Elevation of the Cross, or even Advent (Carpatho-Russians)
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|style="text-align:center;background:#88023c;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Purple''' or Dark '''Red'''<br/>(фиолетовый или<br/>темно-красный)</span>||
*Cross of Our Lord
*Great and Holy Thursday
*Weekends of Lent
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|style="text-align:center;background:#3f00ff;"| <span style="color:white;">Dark '''Blue''', '''Indigo'''<br/>(синий, темно-синий)</span>||
*Weekends of Lent
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|style="text-align:center;background:red;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Red'''<br/>(красный)</span>||
*Feasts of Martyrs
*Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
*Advent
*Feasts of Angels
*Elevation of the Cross
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*Pascha (Mount Athos and Jerusalem)
*Nativity (Mount Athos and Jerusalem)
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|style="text-align:center;background:Green;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Green'''<br/>(зеленый)</span>||
*Palm Sunday
*Pentecost
*Holy Spirit Day
*Feasts of Monastic Saints
*Feasts of Ascetics
*Feasts of Fools for Christ
*Feasts of Prophets
*Feasts of Angels
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*Pentecost until Saints Peter and Paul (Carpatho-Russians)
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|style="text-align:center;background:black;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Black'''<br/>(черный)</span>||
*Weekdays of Lent
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*Weekday funerals, memorials, and liturgies (Carpatho-Russians)
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|style="text-align:center;background:white;"| '''White'''<br/>(белый)||
*Theophany
*Transfiguration
*Paschal season
*Funerals
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*Theophany
*Christmas Day
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|style="text-align:center;background:#c50;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Orange''' or '''tawny'''<br/>(оранжевый)</span>||
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*Saints Peter and Paul fast
*Feast of Saints Peter and Paul until Transfiguration
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