Easter is not only the largest, but also the most ancient Christian holiday installed in the apostolic times. Easter meeting in Russia has many traditions. And Easter herself has the importance of rebirth, updates.
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Preparation for Easter took place throughout the passionate week. The first thing was put in order and a festive view of the house and courtyards. Festive elegant clothes were preparing. Firewood was prepared for heating housing and prepared the feed cattle, so that the festive week is less distracted by the works of ordinary.
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In pure Thursday to the sunrise, it was necessary to swim, as the water on this day is considered to be special, healing bodily and mental illness, cleansing from the whole of the whole. Having reroyed and bringing thoughts on a positive way, the hostesses started baking Easter cakes.
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The children painted and painted eggs. Men were engaged in procurement of products for festive treats.
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On Thursday evening, everyone went to the temple where the service of the Passions of Christ began. The lit candle in the temple tried to convey home. She covered his dwelling, protecting him from the troubles, and the diseases living in it. It is not enough to do anything in Good Friday until the end of the service in the temple and removal of the shroud. Christ suffers on the cross and every person grieves!
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The Great Saturday is a hot time for the owners, it is preparing a festive treat. Everything, regardless of wealth, tried to cook a "lush" table to treat everyone who visits the house, or a simple passerby, asking for mercy.
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On Saturday, everyone gathered in the temple on the night Easter service. On this service, the church came from villages, sat down. All are smartly dressed, all in white. At the end of the service, the celebration covered all Russia - from the most poor shacks to the palace walls.
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The consecration of cakes, each Orthodox was supposed to do not go home yet, to visit the cemetery and tinkering with the late parents. On the graves left a piece of consecrated Easter.
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Then they went home, they walked kids, even the smallest, and sat down at the table.
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The whole festive week was called guests and they themselves managed all relatives, Kumov - "Christ", visited festive worships. The ringing of the bell notifies the holiday. And for Easter, every time he could become a time for a while, the church did not forbid it.
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Visited patients and poor. Walking in the allest and shelters were noble. And in Easter - be sure!
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Easter fun for children: riding and beating eggs, search for hidden eggs. Also, the children went home to the homes of relatives, where they were granted eggs, herbs and sweets.
Easter celebration lasted not one day, and not a week, and 40 days - exactly as much as Christ was his disciples after the resurrection.
How many inaccuracies of entering the reader this article is misleading. I am not a historian who knows all the customs, but the word to check does it mean to fast! And it means to try to bite the frother-meat.
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How many inaccuracies of entering the reader this article is misleading. I am not a historian who knows all the customs, but the word to check does it mean to fast! And it means to try to bite the frother-meat.