Christmas - one of the most important holidays in Christianity, which is celebrated with particular splendor. This evening decided to spend with family and bring your family Christmas party. How to do this is to keep the traditions of our ancestors?
What is the offering of the evening? The offering of the evening - the Orthodox tradition associated with mercy and compassion, while rooted in paganism. The Holy Supper made provedyvat especially important for you people - parents, godparents, older relatives and bring them to a festive meal. Usually it kutya, breads and sweets. This is a sign of gratitude for what they have taught you and praying for you. This is done exactly the night before Christmas, because after its occurrence - it is considered to be not in the evening, and holiday greetings and carries a deep sense of the sacred.
Up to what age it should be done? Usually in the evening his godfather are children, although in different regions of this happens on the. For example, we in Western Ukraine offering Supper is compulsory until the child is 7 years to achieve, and when you become more independent, this tradition is not so important. Although to visit their loved ones, to bring them a treat and say a few words of thanks to good at any age.
How to offer in the evening? In the evening and night, you need to greet each other like this: "Christ is born!" And replied: "His glory!". It is with these words have to come into any home, including the bear's supper.
First meal trays godfather, and then cross. And they in turn give godson Christmas gifts. If godparents live far away from each other, and you are not able to pay a visit to the Holy Supper to both of them, kutyu invited to bring one of them - the one who lives close, and the second trip for 7 numbers and simply congratulate with Christmas.
What not to do during the Christmas holidays. It is believed that during the Christmas holidays can not work. Actually do the work, without which it can not do, you can. For example, if you live in the village and you have pets, you still have to feed them, milk and so on. D.
You can also perform work that helps others. With that, embroider and sew prohibited at Christmas, if you come to a man who is nothing more to put on, sew him a shirt is not considered a sin.
During the Christmas holidays and can not marry. This is due to the fact that at that time held the sacrament, which require abstinence from carnal pleasures.
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