Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Fixed prayer times" in English language version.
Inside their homes, a cross is placed on the eastern wall of the first room. If one sees a cross in a house and do not find a crucifix or pictures, it is almost certain that the particular family belongs to the Church of the East.
The tradition of the Church in terms of a minimum standard is three times a day: morning, noon, and evening.
It is customary to pray formal prayers first thing in the morning after waking, before meals, and immediately before going to sleep at night.
For example, within Orthodox and Roman Christianity, the hours until very recently have been more often observed by monastics and clergy than by laity, a direct violation of their origin as an office of the people, just as they have been as often chanted as spoken, a rich custom that is none the less not a liturgical necessity.
Inside their homes, a cross is placed on the eastern wall of the first room. If one sees a cross in a house and do not find a crucifix or pictures, it is almost certain that the particular family belongs to the Church of the East.