Clean Thursday is the fourth day of the passionate week, the last and most strict week of the Great Post.
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These days, priests are recommended to be more likely to be in the churches in worships, in order to fully enable the situation of faith, filled with a feeling of grief and repentance in perfect sins. However, the modern life rhythm of many believers does not allow such luxury. In this case, there is an output - home reading of a general review, written in a compressed form, the so-called Synopsis of Evangelsky reading for every day of the passionate week, or the Bible.
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Clean or great Thursday was marked by the most important evangelical event - the secret evening, on which, according to the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Communion was established - a connection with God by hitting bread and wines, consecrated as the body and blood of the Lord. It is noteworthy that the Holy Communion is recognized by Orthodox, Catholics, and Lutherans, despite some significant differences in the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.
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In pure Thursday, believers are given the opportunity to pass the rite of milk constructions with aromatic oil of Miro. As a result of this ritual, a person receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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Traditionally in pure Thursday to dawn, believers bathe, which symbolizes cleansing from sins and all sorts of fuss. It is important to work on his thoughts and actions, send them to the right direction of kindness, respect, love for the neighbor, faith in the redeeming of sins, humility, not allowing meal and hatred. Also in pure Thursday, it is customary to carry out general cleaning in the house, as Peter and John did, preparing to the secret evening, wash all things, clean the yard and garden.
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A number of restrictions and prohibitions are associated with the passionate week. In particular, the observance of the strictest post appointed from Monday on Wednesday and Friday. In pure Thursday, it is possible to somewhat expand the diet and use hot vegetation food, drink some red wine. Also, clergymen are advised to avoid all kinds of entertainment, celebrating significant dates or events, the spouses are recommended to abstain. All week should be devoted to the preparation for the celebration of Easter. From Thursday you can start the preparation of treats on the table: baking cakes, decoration of boiled eggs, cooking meat dishes. However, do not forget that it is impossible to be seduced before the completion of the Great Post, to the Holy Date of Resurrection.
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Do not forget about the existing folk signs and superstitions associated with the passionate week and specifically clean Thursday. For example, to save money and wealth during the year, they are engaged in recalculation of money in the early morning, at noon and at sunset. An important condition is to preserve this process in secret. To increase the income of the door and windows in pure Thursday, washed with water in which a trifle put in advance. Upon completion of cleaning, the trifle is spread to the far angle for a week. Water on this day is considered healing and miraculous. Washing into pure Thursday to dawn, whisper: "In pure Thursday, all the conspiracles, disturbing soul and body are washed away. Confession cleans, and water is flushed, and Thursday - clean will be clean.
However, the priests do not share this opinion, it is recommended not to believe in a variety of superstitions, the more not to perform such rites, but they offer to hope only for the will of God, read the Bible, go to church, and also work on yourself.
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