What number will the parent be? Parents' Saturday

The Orthodox calendar is an obligatory and integral part of the life of believers.

By looking into it, you can find out the dates of Lent and holidays, as well as plan your schedule for the next year - working days, weekends, planting days, fasting days and memorial days.

Parents' Saturdays in 2017 have clearly established dates. If you don’t have time to go to church and light a candle, then you should definitely go to the graves of the departed. Deliver flowers, tidy up and pay respects. There are not many parent's Saturdays throughout the year, but they allow us to stop in the daily bustle and remember, at least for a minute, about those people who were and remain very dear to us. It is important to have the whole meaning of Lent in your heart and limit yourself to weaknesses.

Parents' Saturdays in 2017

Parents' days are special days on which it is customary to remember deceased people.

. May 9, 2017, Tuesday is the day of remembrance for those killed in the Great Patriotic War.

June Parents' Saturday precedes the great holiday of Trinity and falls on June 3.

1September 1, 2017, Monday is the day of remembrance of departed Orthodox soldiers

What to do on Parents' Day

Enough large number People visit relatives and friends at the cemetery on Easter. Many, unfortunately, adhere to the blasphemous custom of accompanying visits to the dead with drunken wild revelry. And those who don’t do this very often don’t even know when to Easter days it is possible (and necessary) to remember the dead.

The first commemoration of the deceased after Easter takes place on the second Easter week(week), after Fomin Sunday, on Tuesday. And the widespread tradition of going to the cemetery on the Easter holiday itself sharply contradicts the institutions of the Church: before the ninth day from Easter, commemoration of the dead cannot be performed. If a person passes into another world on Easter, then he is buried according to a special Easter rite.

Like many Orthodox clergy, priest Valery Chislov, rector of the temple in honor of the Assumption Holy Mother of God at the Assumption Cemetery in Chelyabinsk, warns against rash actions and other actions committed out of ignorance on the feast of Radonitsa:

“It should be remembered that a cemetery is a place where one should behave with reverence. It is sad to see how some people drink vodka there and sing worldly songs. Someone crumbles bread and eggs onto the grave mound and pours alcohol. Sometimes they get into a real riot. All this is more reminiscent of pagan funeral feasts and is unacceptable for Christians. If we already took food to the cemetery, it is better to distribute it to the poor. Let them pray for our departed, and then the Lord may send some consolation to our relatives.”

When you come to the cemetery on the feast of Radonitsa, you need to light a candle and perform litia (pray intensely). To perform litia during the commemoration of the dead, a priest should be invited. You can also read the Akathist about the repose of the dead. Then you need to clean up the grave, be silent for a while, remembering the deceased.

There is no need to drink or eat in a cemetery, it is unacceptable to pour alcohol on a grave mound - these actions insult the memory of the dead. The tradition of leaving a glass of vodka with bread on a grave is a relic of pagan culture and should not be observed in Christian Orthodox families. It is better to give food to the poor or hungry.

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What does the soul of the deceased do during 9 and 40 days, how should one pray for health and for the repose of the souls of loved ones, what did the holy fathers say about such prayer and how to help those who do not think about their salvation?

In response to the accumulated questions from readers, we provide detailed information about the coming days special commemoration departed - parental Saturdays, a selection of relevant quotes from the holy fathers from the nun Livia and information on how to pray for those who can only conditionally be called Orthodox people.

Sincere prayer can melt even the coldest ice...

Remembrance of the Dead- a special tradition characteristic of Orthodoxy and distinguishing it from many others religious movements, including Christian ones. For example, while declaring formal adherence to their version of the Bible, they completely reject the commemoration of the dead and all rituals associated with it.

On Saturday March 2 - a week before the start of Lent - before the Meat Week (Maslenitsa week), a day of special veneration of the memory of the departed is established for the Orthodox.

For services on Friday under Ecumenical Parental Saturday and on Saturday itself, women wear only dark scarves to church.

Of the seven days a year intended for enhanced remembrance of ancestors, two stand out Ecumenical memorial Saturdays : Meat and .

The main meaning of the Ecumenical (common to the entire Orthodox Church) funeral services is to pray for the salvation of the souls of all deceased Orthodox Christians, regardless of their personal closeness to us. Remember your parents and ancestors: don’t miss the service and commemoration!

Rogozhsky is always lively during parental Saturdays and prayer services

"And we were just like you, and you will be just like us"

This is what the quiet fraternal tombs in the isolated monastic state on Mount Athos tell their visitors. For monks, due to the corresponding way of life, this inextricable connection of the visible and invisible world is especially sensitive, when all internal spiritual aspiration is directed towards the ascension into that future invisible and unknown world, which will inevitably meet each of us and determine its place for endless centuries.

“...On this day we commemorate all people who have died from time immemorial in faith and piety, for the sake of the fact that many suffered a useless death: in the sea, and impassable mountains, rapids and abysses, from hunger and heat, from battle and cold, and suffered death in another way. Therefore, for the sake of humanity, the holy fathers legitimized the creation of this memory from the Catholic Church, the apostolic tradition is acceptable.

On Saturday we create remembrance for souls, because Saturday is a day of repose; the departed come to rest from worldly temptations. The holy fathers commanded that remembrance be performed for the departed, saying that alms and services great topic They serve weakness and benefit.

Memorial cross in the village of Slobodishchi, erected by the Rogozh Cossacks

The story of Saint Macarius the Great.

Saint Macarius asked, having found on his way the dry skull of the wicked Elin: do they ever have some weakness in hell?

He answered him the same, We also have a lot of weakness when Christians say prayers for their dead. And Gregory, the verbose, delivered King Trajan from hell through prayer. And the godless Theophilus Theodora, the queen of saints for the sake of the confessor of her husbands, snatched away from torment.

The verb Great Athanasius Even if a person dies of a holy life, do not deny alms and candles on the coffin, calling on Christ God, to light, it is pleasing to God and brings much reward. If a person is sinful, his sins are allowed; if he is righteous, he accepts a large bribe.

Memorial prayer, placed by the Rogozh Cossacks on one of their worship crosses

The Holy Fathers say that in a bright place they will know each other’s souls, they know everyone, even those whom they have never seen before, as St. teaches about this. John Chrysostom, presenting the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. But they see not physically, but in some other way, and they all have the same age.

The Great Athanasius says about this:

And until the general Resurrection, the saints are granted to know each other and have fun. Sinners are deprived of this. It is known that the souls of the righteous and sinners reside in distinct places. The righteous rejoice in hope, but sinners are tormented and saddened by the hope of the wicked. But this is only partially, and not completely, until the general Resurrection.

The cross erected at the Rogozhskoye cemetery according to the design of the ataman of the Rogozhskaya Cossack village in memory of all the Old Believers buried in the cemetery

It is also appropriate to know that baptized infants, if they present themselves in this way, will enjoy eternal food, but unbaptized and pagans will not go either to the Kingdom or to Gehenna, but there is a special place for them. As the soul departs from the body, it no longer remembers a single earthly care, but only cares about those there.

Tretiny We do this for the dead, so that on the third day a person’s appearance changes.

Devyatiny because on the ninth day the whole body dissolves, only the heart is preserved.

Fortieth day- when the heart is already dying.

You shouldn’t be afraid of death, you need to prepare your life for the Last Judgment

At conception, this is what happens to a baby: on the third day, the heart is painted. In the ninth the flesh is formed. IN fortieth– the perfect view is imagined. Glory to our God, now and ever, and forever and ever, Amen.” (Lenten Triodion, synoxarion for Meat-Free Saturday).

Instructing us to spiritual knowledge, the holy fathers remind us that the one final hour of death, when it comes, will determine the entire value of life lived. human life. So that we are ready to meet that hour with a bright mind, faith and hope. A great war then arises, on the border of eternity.

The wicked spirits know that the first judgment about the human soul is now being decided and terrible force they attack that soul in order to keep it for themselves. There is no longer time for repentance for the grave unrepentant sinner, but they will clearly reveal, for fear and edification of others, all their internal lewdness, from evil thoughts and deeds, which they kept in this life in the recesses of hypocritical hearts.

Memorial cross erected by the Rogozh Cossacks, made according to the author’s design of Dimitry Vlasov

Many earthly despots and blasphemers died in terrible agony and a frenzy of mind, such as Ulyanov-Lenin, who, according to eyewitnesses, in his last hours no longer recognized anyone and asked forgiveness in his room near the cabinets and chairs for the crimes he had committed.

There is a story about one famous American actress that, when she was dying, she ordered to be given her most favorite dress, and so she died, even clinging to it with her teeth with an irresistible iron grip.

Rogozhskoe cemetery. Photo by Deacon Alexander Govorov

Another, a Jewish banker, in front of the stunned heirs, managed, with incredible last minutes life with dexterity and speed, extract from the hiding place under your own mattress and swallow the precious clutch of diamonds...

When they realized what was the matter and tried to take countermeasures, the last diamond was already buried in his womb. And so he died.

The Holy Fathers say that this whole life is like long road, a person carries what he collects along it. If sins and passions are in their place, virtues and the desire for perfection are in their place. No matter how many people go and where they go, everyone comes to their own grave mound.

An ancient coffin-domovina, which prudent Old Believers tried to make for themselves during their lifetime

We must never forget about this, but, in pious reflection, remember and think about the impermanence of the present age, in which even the wisest person cannot know for sure for himself - what this day or night has in store for him, and whether eternity awaits him now . Therefore, teachers also legitimized church memorial Saturday days for us, so that we would look at them with our souls, as at a mirror in which our eternal spiritual essence is reflected, and, remembering this, we would retreat from all sin.

Ural. Worship cross in the city of Rezh on the site of the Old Believer cemetery

How to pray correctly for health and peace?

Some time ago, a custom prayer service to St. Paisius the Great took place on Rogozhsky. The service was led by the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Eminence Metropolitan Korniliy.

On the eve of the next Parent's Saturday, we decided to give a few important thoughts about the rules and practice of praying in the Russian Orthodox Church for those who are in the Church and outside its fence.

Prayer to everything

The pious tradition of ordering prayer services for one reason or another has been inherent in Orthodox Christians from time immemorial, but recently such additional services on Rogozhsky do not happen as often as before.

Despite the fact that the service adds about an hour and a half to the already long Sunday service, there are always many who want to join and write notes about their health (there are no prayers for the repose).

Bishop Cornelius himself leads the prayer services, and is often their organizer. For example, during fasting, especially Great Lent, he announces prayer services almost every Sunday.

Lenten, organized on the initiative of Metropolitan Cornelius

Besides worldly concerns The biggest drawback of the current practice in Moscow is the lack of information about such prayer services in advance. The most active parishioners hear about the plans through word of mouth in the morning, and some hear about the plans after the bishop’s sermon. Which saint and for what reason the service will take place - usually immediately becomes surrounded by mutually exclusive versions... As a result, not everyone present at the Liturgy knows that immediately after the service there will be a good opportunity to pray for their relatives, which means there is no need to rush to leave the church.

Sermon by Metropolitan Cornelius after the prayer service with the wish to pray more diligently for peace on Earth

Reverend Father Paisius the Great, pray to God for us!

IN in this case the reason for delay turned out to be very serious: a prayer service to the venerable Paisius the Great, who has the grace from God to ease the afterlife of Orthodox Christians who died without repentance. They especially pray to him for those who were baptized in Orthodox faith, but for one reason or another withdraws from attending services and confession.

A large image of St. Paisius the Great adorns the vault of the northern façade

Pray for the admonishment of truants

A quick survey of those present in the church showed that people are well aware of all sorts of prohibitions and restrictions regarding persons whom we have the right to indicate in notes about health and repose, but not everyone remembers their “rights.” We now remind readers of Old Believer Thought: In the Church there is a legal way of praying for those who do not go to church.

Council of the Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church, held on February 4-5, 2015, recalled in his resolution about the ancient patristic practice, according to which Old Believers are not forbidden to perform prayers for health, including those of heterodox and excommunicated people. In addition to home prayer, custom prayer services are intended for this purpose.

ABOUT church prayer for the heterodox and excommunicated

8.1. Do not forbid clergy to perform prayers for the health of the heterodox and excommunicated, guided by the instructions of the Apostle Paul: “I ask you to make prayers, petitions, supplications, and thanksgivings for all people, for kings and for all those in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and serene life in all godliness and purity, for this is good and pleasing to God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:1-4); as well as the interpretation of St. John Chrysostom: “Do not be afraid to pray for the pagans; and He (God) wants it. Just be afraid of cursing others. Because He doesn't want that. And if you need to pray for pagans, then obviously for heretics, because you need to pray for all people, and not persecute them” (Works of St. John Chrysostom. Interpretation of the 1st Epistle to Timothy of the Apostle Paul. Discourse 6, volume 11, p. 659).

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In the spring, Orthodox Christians prepare for a big celebration - Easter. But not only that. On the eve of the brightest day, people are buying armfuls of artificial flowers and wreaths. This means that the memorial day is coming very soon. To prepare for Parents' Day, you don't need to know the date. Simply because it always falls on the ninth day after Easter. Once Easter this year is April 28th, Thatin 2019 very easy to determine. The remembrance of the dead will be on May 7 and this is Tuesday.

But Orthodox Christians do not try to go to the cemetery on this day. The main thing is that the visit should be no later than the official date established by the church. Since it is not recommended to disturb the dead a week after Easter, Orthodox Christians go to the cemetery starting from the next Sunday after Easter. For many people, this is not a working day and can be dedicated to commemorating relatives, friends, and parents. If you can't do this on a day off, you still have Monday and Tuesday left.

Before Easter, they try to clean up the graves so that on the big bright holiday they won’t be ashamed in front of the memory of their relatives. After all, we do general cleaning at home before the celebrations. And the cemetery is the last refuge of our deceased loved ones.

Therefore, by Radunitsa the cemetery has been cleared and is awaiting its guests.. Where did this tradition come to us - to remember the dead?

The history of parent's day

Slavs- a hardworking people, accustomed for a long time to honor their dead. It seemed to them that no one else, except those who were no longer there, could worry about them. And most importantly: ask the deities for a good harvest. A bad harvest led to famine, from which entire families died out.

Therefore, during any meal, sacrifices were made to the ancestors. In every house there was always a light burning in the corner. Before eating, a little of everything the table was rich in was taken onto the plate and laid out on the sacrificial fire. If the flame flared up more, consuming food, it was believed that the dead had accepted the sacrifice. But if the light stopped burning, it means that the sacrifice was not accepted. Expect trouble.

When the prince died, a funeral feast was celebrated. His large relatives, as well as the princes of nearby lands, sat at the large table. They drank mead, had a snack, had leisurely conversations, and sang. It was believed that the spirit of the deceased was with them at this time. Listens, enjoys drinks and food. Why cry if only the body has turned to ashes, but the spirit does not go anywhere? This is how the word Radunitsa appeared, the root of which is the word “genus”, “rejoice”.

The concept of “trizna” in modern Orthodox world No. Parents' day has appeared (Farewell, Radunitsa). Each locality has its own name for this common memorial day. Like thishistory of appearance parent's day. 2019 the year will not differ from previous ones, and the traditions of the event will be respected.

Traditions and rules for holding Radunitsa

For some reason, many people think that Parents' Day is needed to eat and drink at the cemetery for the deceased at their own graves. Therefore, along with bouquets of artificial flowers, they carry entire baskets of food and alcohol, not forgetting bags of sweets. But the church advises not to organize drinking parties, but rather to call a priest to read a prayer at the grave of the deceased. The dead don't have physical body, to keep company with the relatives who came to remember them, but prayer and a lit candle show them the way. What?

1. Remove the grave. It's better the day before. After all, the cemetery on Radunitsa pleases with its cleanliness. If you come with equipment and start cleaning up on a holiday, then those around you will not understand this person at all. Who does the cleaning on holidays?
2. Attach or lay down the flowers you brought, as well as a bag of sweets.
3. Light a candle.
4. On this day it would be good to make donations to the poor. But if you don’t meet them along the way, then someone will definitely take the sweets left at the grave.
5. In a bag of sweets you need to put two colored eggs and a cake.

At this time, a clergyman and choristers are present at the cemetery, who, together with the Orthodox Christians present, read common prayer for the departed. When this procedure is over, you can approach the priest and ask him to read a prayer near the grave of a deceased person close to you. Of course, you can remember it at the table. But the church does not welcome this. It is better for relatives to gather at home at one table.

Traditions for celebrating Parents' Day in 2019 will differ slightly only in that Easter is a little early this year, so the flowers will not bloom yet. We'll have to be content with artificial ones.

Nowadays, parent's day is celebrated differently than even a couple of decades ago. It was necessary to lay a tablecloth on the grave itself, put food on it, and then eat from this place. First, they poured a glass of alcohol for the deceased and left him with a crust of bread on the grave. In the villages they laid tablecloths and embroidered towels near the cemetery and laid out everything they brought with them. Then they commemorated all the deceased together.

There are also signs of this day:

• if you hear thunder on this day, then the spring will be warm;
• it will rain, which means the harvest will be good;
• On this day nothing is supposed to be sown in the ground. It will grow, but will not bring joy;

A person lives as long as those close to him remember him. We remember, and we will not be forgotten later. It’s so sad to look at someone else’s grave overgrown with grass. Did the children forget? But children grow their own. Judging by this attitude of the elders, they will also forget to come to their parents’ graves someday. Therefore, you need to find out, gather relatives and go to the cemetery to together remember loved ones who were and remain dear to us.

The celebration of Radunitsa or parent's day is a spiritual celebration of the funeral of the dead, which has its origins in primitive pagan times. Orthodox religion supported this tradition and included it in the list of Orthodox Christian holidays. In accordance with church statute, this festival is celebrated on the ninth day after the Resurrection of Christ on the second day of St. Thomas Week. This is the first working day after Clear Easter Week. If one or another celebration occurs on this day, the celebration of Radunitsa is postponed to the next day. Thus, in a similar way it is possible to establish the date of the celebration of Radunitsa in 2017. The Resurrection of Christ in Russia in 2017 is celebrated on April 16. We count down nine days and we get that the celebration of parent's day will take place April 25, 2017.

HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF CELEBRATING PARENTS' DAY.

These celebrations were celebrated among the Slavs in ancient times. At first, the very name Radonitsa (radonitsa, funeral feast) referred to deities who embodied the veneration of the dead, guardians of the souls of deceased ancestors. Sacrifices were made to the Radonians, and lavish celebrations and libations were held in their honor on the funeral hills, so that the deceased could appreciate the respect with which the survivors treated him. Over time, the term “trizna” began to mean a memorial, and “radonitsa” - the spring commemoration of the dead. This custom was adopted by the Russian Orthodox Church. The word “radonitsa” comes from a combination of the words “joy” and “kind”. This celebration occupies a prominent place immediately after the celebration of Bright Easter Week and obliges Orthodox believers not to indulge too much in sadness for those who have passed on to another world, but to rejoice over them eternal life together with the Lord God. The whole Christian world celebrates Christ's Resurrection, his triumph over earthly death, and then, nine days later, believers celebrate the revival of their ancestors, relatives and friends to a new life, remembering them on a special day - Radunitsa. Death in Christianity is associated with eternity, souls have no term, they live forever in heaven and rejoice for living people. The rebirth of Christ, as a symbol of the victory of life over death, displaces the sadness of parting with loved ones.

“They plow in the radon field in the morning, cry during the day, and jump in the evening,” that is, they engage in various types of work, visit burial sites and have fun in the evening. This celebration has long become a secular day of remembrance, in contrast to church parental Saturdays.

Cemeteries are consecrated by the church the area where the dead are waiting for the upcoming resurrection. According to the customs and laws of pagan states and peoples, burial places were considered sacred and inviolable, violation of which was punishable by various types punishments. From ancient pagan times, a tradition has been preserved to mark the burial site by raising a hill over it. In furtherance of this custom, Christian Church decorates the grave mound with the victorious sign of our salvation - a cross depicted on the gravestone or installed above the tombstone.

We call our deceased deceased, not dead, because in certain time they will rise from the grave. The grave is the place of future resurrection, and therefore it is necessary to keep it clean and orderly.

Cross on the grave Orthodox Christian- a silent preacher of blessed immortality and resurrection. Planted in the ground and rising towards the sky, it signifies the faith of Christians that the body of the deceased is here in the earth, and the soul is in heaven, that under the cross is hidden a seed that grows for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. The cross on the grave is placed at the feet of the deceased so that the Crucifix is ​​facing the face of the deceased. We must especially ensure that the cross on the grave is not askew, is always painted, clean and well-groomed.

There are only eight parent days in a year and seven of them fall on Saturdays and are called parent Saturdays. Radunitsa 2017 is the most important of them for every Orthodox Christian. It reminds us to care for the souls of our ancestors. It is believed that this is a day of joy because the dead go to a new eternal life. The custom of commemorating the dead is not particularly followed in the Charter. It is based on the fact that on St. Thomas Week the descent of Christ into hell is remembered, and from Monday on St. Thomas Week, the Charter allows for the beginning of the celebration of forty-ones for the dead - the living rejoice in the good news of the Resurrection with the dead. It is imperative to know the date of parent's day in order to take the opportunity to remember your deceased relatives, friends and acquaintances, remember them, visit the cemeteries where they are buried and clean up the graves.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ON PARENTS' DAY 2017?

Quite a significant number of people visit relatives and friends at the cemetery on Easter. Many, unfortunately, adhere to the tradition of accompanying visits to the dead with excessive consumption. alcoholic drinks. And those who do not do this very often do not even know when on Easter days they can (and should) remember the dead. The first commemoration of the deceased after Easter takes place on the second Easter week (week), after St. Thomas Sunday, on Tuesday. And the widespread tradition of going to the cemetery on the Easter holiday itself is in conflict with the liturgical charter of the Church on the grounds that one should not allow a mixture of mournful funereal and solemn celebratory things: before the ninth day from Easter, commemoration of the dead cannot be performed. If a person passes into another world on Easter, then he is buried according to a special Easter rite.

At the same time, on Radonitsa there is a custom of celebrating Easter at the graves of the dead, where they bring Easter cakes, painted eggs and other Easter dishes. Traditionally, the number of dishes should be odd. There a funeral meal is served and part of what is prepared is given to the poor in the form of alms for the funeral of the soul. At the cemetery there is real, living, everyday communication with the dead. They share with them the joys and sorrows that have happened since the last visit to the cemetery. In addition, when you come to the cemetery on Parents' Day, you need to light a candle and pray intensely. To perform litia during the commemoration of the dead, a priest should be invited. You can also read the Akathist about the repose of the dead. Then you need to clean up the grave, be silent for a while, remembering the deceased. The Church condemns some folk customs happening on this day. There is no need to drink or eat in a cemetery, it is unacceptable to pour alcohol on a grave mound - these actions insult the memory of the dead. The tradition of leaving a glass of vodka with bread on a grave is a relic of pagan culture and should not be observed in Christian Orthodox families. It is better to give food to the poor or hungry. Let them pray for our departed, and then the Lord may send some consolation to our relatives. But despite this, many people, like their ancestors, come to the cemetery to sip and pour for the deceased themselves.

Prayer for the departed is the greatest and most important thing we can do for those who have passed on to another world. By and large, the deceased does not need either a coffin or a monument - all this is a tribute to traditions, albeit pious ones. But forever living soul the deceased experiences a great need for our constant prayer, because she herself cannot do good deeds with which she would be able to appease God. That's why home prayer for loved ones, prayer in the cemetery at the grave of the deceased is the duty of every Orthodox Christian.

Commemoration in the Church provides special assistance to the deceased. Before visiting the cemetery, one of the relatives should come to the church at the beginning of the service, submit a note with the name of the deceased for commemoration at the altar (it is best if this is commemorated at a proskomedia, when a piece is taken out of a special prosphora for the deceased, and then in a sign of the washing away of his sins will be lowered into the Chalice with the Holy Gifts). After the liturgy, a memorial service must be celebrated.

In some regions Russian Federation Radonitsa was a day of home and church commemoration, when it was not customary to visit the dead in cemeteries. So in the north-east of Russia, as well as in some places in Belarus, they prepared a bathhouse for the dead, leaving water with a broom and clean linen for them, but they themselves did not wash or even enter the bathhouse. And in the morning they looked for traces of the dead in the ashes scattered on the floor.

Also on this day, the tradition of “calling out the rain” developed. Children used simple spells to summon the first spring rain. Folk omens claim that there was not a single Radonitsa Tuesday on which a few drops of rain did not fall. If after the spells it started to rain, then everyone began to wash themselves with “heavenly water”, which was supposed to bring happiness. If the first spring thunder strikes on this day, then young women and girls should wash themselves with rainwater through golden and silver rings. According to popular beliefs, this preserved beauty and youth for a long time.

TRADITIONS FOR RADONITSA.

Initially, this wonderful holiday was celebrated on some hill, hence the name Red Hill. For the festivities, the entire village gathered before dawn to honor the main deity - Yarilo. In the same place they organized cheerful celebrations with a rich table and many different entertainments and games. And as soon as the sun appeared, the whole village shouted: “Glory to Yarila! Hello, red sun!

It was also customary to invite spring earlier. In different villages one could hear every now and then: “Spring come to us! With joy, with mercy! With grainy rye, with curly oats, with mustachioed barley...” Many believed that if this was not done, the harvest would be meager and poor.

They also found time to go to the cemetery to visit deceased relatives. Just like today, the people carried a lot of dishes and boiled chicken eggs. However, our ancestors did not just place them under the grave. To begin with, they beat it on the grave, after which they cleaned it and buried the shell in the ground, and the egg itself was given to the poor.

It is worth noting that previously Radonitsa was celebrated for more than one day, so the whole village walked, inviting other villages to visit. Be sure to treat everyone with traditional dishes for this day - scrambled eggs, pancakes, loaves, various pies, in general, everything that was in the shape of a circle. The obligatory entertainment that day was rolling an egg down the mountain. Whoever's egg rolls the longest without breaking will be the happiest in the entire village.

Krasnaya Gorka was still a holiday of love, and all because this is the holiday when many young people gathered, not only from one village, sometimes even from several villages. The young people looked closely at each other, got to know each other, and some, in a playful and humorous manner, confessed their love or sympathy. Therefore, Radonitsa has always been a celebration of the birth of love and a strong family. The girls prepared especially for this holiday - they dressed up in new beautiful clothes, braided braids and wove flowers or even wreaths with ribbons into them. But staying at home on Radonitsa was considered bad omen In addition, in this case, young people did not miss the opportunity to mock such a person and come up with various funny nicknames. Many believed that whoever stayed at home on this day would definitely be unhappy in the coming year.

Married and adult women tried to cook as much as possible on this day. more food to set aside part for temples and give the other part to the poor. Many believed that this could bring good luck in the coming year.

Krasnaya Gorka has always been considered the most successful day for a wedding, and not at all because of signs or superstitions, but because weddings depended on the sowing season. Therefore, they were celebrated either in early spring or late autumn before the harvest. Perhaps because of this you can often hear that Radonitsa is Maiden's Day.

And for those who wooed on this holiday, there was a separate custom. To do this, all the youth in the village gathered and went in a crowd to the house, where they celebrated the matchmaking. Under the house they sang songs, and sometimes even showed performances, for which they were treated delicious dishes from the table. And the girl and the guy who were matched together were called “the bindweed” and “the bindweed.”

Since rain on Radonitsa was a good omen, they tried to cause it. To do this, children on the street called out to him: “Water, rain, on woman’s rye, on grandfather’s wheat, on girl’s flax, water with a bucket.” Or: “Rain, rain, let it fall harder, quickly, warm us guys up!”

If it did start to rain, then all the people went out into the street and washed themselves with this water for good luck, and the girl always took silver rings with her and washed herself with them too.

SIGNS FOR RADONITSA 2017.

It was considered a bad omen if you did not come to your family’s grave on that day. They believed that no one would remember or remember this person after death.

Under no circumstances should any work in the garden be started earlier. It was believed that this could lead to drought, crop failure and the death of one of their loved ones.

It was also a bad omen that it rained before lunch, after which the wind blew in the evening. In this case, it was believed that the ancestors were not happy that they were forgotten and did not come to the graves. But if it just rains in Radonitsa and there is no wind, then this means happiness in the house and a rich harvest.

The housewife who is the first to prepare the festive meal will be the first to reap the harvest, and her harvest will be richer than that of the others.

Our ancestors also believed that the family that came first to the cemetery would be the happiest of the year, and even possibly receive special wisdom that would help in solving many problems.

DIVINATION FOR RADONITSA 2017.

Fortune telling for Radonitsa 2017. On Radonitsa, unmarried girls got together and told fortunes. It should be noted that there were no clearly established rituals on Radonitsa; as a rule, girls used those fortune-telling that were used on all Christmastides. For example, girls tried to find out their fate with the help of a book.

In the spring, women wove wreaths from birch branches, and then went to the river to float it. They believed that wherever the wreath floated, the groom would come from there. If he lingered near the shore, then there would be no marriage this year, but if the wreath sank, then they assumed that there would be trouble. Many girls believed that in this case she would soon die.

One of the most common fortune telling was fortune telling on a birch branch. Single girls they went to the grove and picked one branch. Then before going to bed they put it under the pillow. Whoever comes in a dream that night will be her groom.

Video: Parents' Day 2017.

Christian traditions, based on eternal life, call to remember our ancestors and pray for their peace. Best place for commemoration it is a church, but there are 8 days a year of general worship, the main one is Parents' Day 2017, which is celebrated on the 9th day after, it falls on Tuesday.

Traditions of Parents' Day

On Memorial Day, even non-believers go to the grave to visit their parents and other deceased loved ones. On Parents' Day in 2017, in the morning you need to visit the temple of God, pray for the reassurance of the soul of the deceased, leave a memorial note and light a candle. The whole family usually goes to the cemetery, remembering all the good things associated with the deceased, it is not customary to be sad and cry - even the name speaks of the joy in which the soul of the deceased rests. But inviting a priest and ordering a litiya means taking care of the forgiveness of sins and the peaceful stay of a relative in the next world. One should behave with restraint, speak in lower tones, in order to maintain respect for the resting souls. If you decide to take communion at the grave of your relatives, these are mainly Easter treats, you need to lay out the towel, put out the food, and kind words drink a glass of wine or vodka for the repose of the soul of a loved one. The leftover food is distributed to the poor in the cemetery or left on the gravestone, and a lit memorial lamp or church candle is also placed here.

When are Parents' Day and other memorial dates celebrated?

Throughout the year, departed relatives and friends are remembered, this individual dates– birth and death, and general. Helps you keep track of the holidays church calendar, since only the main memorial day is especially revered among the people, almost everyone knows what date Parents' Day in 2017 is April 25. Here are other days of special commemoration:

• February 18 – Ecumenical Parents' Saturday. They remember all the deceased without exception; this is the day of unity of all souls and communication with the departed;
• March 11, 18, 25 – 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays of Lent, during which no other church mass services are held;
• May 9 – a solemn service dedicated to those who fell for the liberation of the country during the Great Patriotic War;
• June 3 - Trinity Parents' Saturday, all relatives are remembered, but the main attention is devoted to the memory of parents;
• November 4 - Dimitrov Parents' Saturday - was established on the initiative of Dmitry Donskoy in honor of those who fell on the Kulikovo Field in the battle with Mamai.

On all of the above dates, solemn services are held in churches, but it is Parents' Day in 2017, on which date the major liturgy is celebrated, that Christians especially honor. On church services It is customary to bring food with you and lay it out on the eve (funeral table). After the end of the service, the offerings are distributed to the poor and needy and transferred to shelters.

Parents' days for visiting the cemetery in 2017 are any of the above list, but usually this is the general holiday of Radonitsa and, at the request of relatives, the birthdays and deaths of departed loved ones. If relatives live in another city or country, they simply go to church, pray and light a candle for the repose. Prayers addressed to God help souls find eternal peace and deliver them from sins committed during life.

Pagan beliefs accompanying Parents' Day

Before the advent of Christianity, there was also a holiday called Radonitsa, in which the pagan deities Radunitsa, who protected the souls and peace of the departed, were glorified. Gifts were brought and left on the hillock in order to appease the deity. Orthodox Christians celebrate Parents' Day 2017 with some traditions that came from pagan times; they try not to be sad, but, on the contrary, to rejoice for their relatives who have moved to the eternal kingdom of peace. The resurrection of Christ, as a victory over death, helps to overcome the sadness of loss. But the ancient, pre-Christian customs of having fun in the cemetery, drinking alcohol and pouring vodka on the grave, fortunately, have disappeared from our lives. Church canons are categorically against drinking alcohol in a cemetery and singing secular songs there - this is an insult to the memory of the deceased. Parents' Day 2017, the date on which Orthodox Christians honor relatives, should be celebrated with restraint, with prayer and respect. Cleaning up the grave, standing silently and distributing alms and food to the disadvantaged - these are the actions that befit a true believer.

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