Amazing Easter Holidays
In addition to awakening nature, one of the most important Christian holidays of the year comes to us. And why is Easter on a different date each year? Because the calculation of the date is from March 22 to April 25.
Easter, According to the Christian church, is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon, after the vernal equinox. Traditions and customs have been here since time immemorial. For centuries, our ancestors passed them on to us from generation to generation. Let us also pay our children to respect these values, and they will pass them on. Let us be surrounded by the symbols typical of the Easter holidays and let us enjoy not only the days off but also the atmosphere of the oldest and most important holidays. It is therefore important to know what each day and symbol means.
- Lamb (symbol of Jesus Christ, sacrificed according to the Christian faith for the salvation of the world)
- Candle (symbol of life)
- Fire (victory over darkness and death), Easter candles are lit
- Egg (germ of life, symbol of immortality)
- Bunny (arrival of spring)
- Korbáč (this symbol has its origin in pagan customs)
,, Easter, Easter, when you will be,
When will I shuhajko poobliní will you come?
Pour, pour, your hair and your head,
just don't put on my new skirt. ”
There are days in the Easter season that have a meaning. This is Holy Week, which is the last week of Jesus on earth. It is actually 9 days with various attributes. The most famous are:
May Sunday
During May Sunday, we commemorate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to celebrate the Easter holidays. An enthusiastic crowd threw palm branches under his feet, originally called "Sunday of the Palms". In our country, flowers are used for this event.
Maundy Thursday
This day was marked by the last supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples. Why green? Apparently according to the Garden of Gethsemane, where the Savior was arrested by soldiers. According to ancestors, fasting meals are eaten on this day and at least one green meal. According to tradition, dwellings should be tidy, nothing should be borrowed, disputes should be avoided, peace should prevail, then the wallet will be full of money.
Good Friday
A memorial to the death of Jesus Christ, the day he was tortured and killed. It is the biggest holiday of the year in the Christian church. The day of strict fasting and repentance is only once a day, to satiety. A meatless day. He rests and devotes himself to spiritual development. According to customs, sick people went to the creek to wash in the morning on this morning. The water had a miraculous healing power only early in the morning until a bird flew over the stream.
White Saturday
The day Christians meditate on the tomb of the Lord. The 40-day fast ends, the meat can be eaten again. The lamb with white sugar icing and other traditional dishes are cleaned, cooked, and baked. Festive dishes are being prepared, which can be consecrated in the church on Sundays. The day is also good for sowing and planting. They decorate eggs and weave skates.
Easter Sunday (God's Feast)
An important day. Jesus rose from the dead. Pieces of food in baskets, which will be on the festive Easter table, are worn to churches at Holy Mass. Boiled eggs, a symbol of life, fertility must not be missing. According to tradition, everyone should be fed enough to be "satiated" all year round.
Easter Monday
The customs of Easter Monday have no Christian origin. It is typical for girls and women to dress and whistle to be healthy all year round. Distribution of painted and chocolate eggs. Korbáč is said to be a symbol of men's interest in women. A crazy woman gives a man a colored egg as a symbol of gratitude.
Recently, we have been encountering a custom that came to us from the United States, looking for eggs that are hidden around the house and garden, the so-called "egg hunt."
Sometimes Easter Monday is called "Red Monday". According to legend, Mary Magdalene went to Rome to preach the gospel and visited Emperor Tiberius. She brought him a gift, a hen's egg with the words, "Christ is risen from the dead!" The emperor considered it impossible, and then the donated egg on his palm turned red. It is said that since then, the most red color has been used for painting eggs.
I wish you a beautiful Easter holiday.
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