Last week before Easter is called Holy Week or Passion Week. The first and last week of Lent - the most complicated and strict believers. Since ancient times, every day before Velikodnaya has its importance, its power, and is filled with special meaning. Find out what the symbolic meaning of each day in the last week before Easter.
Holy Week - the last week before Easter Sunday, these days remember the last days of Jesus Christ, the betrayal of Judas and the crucifixion of the Lord on the cross - remember the suffering, passion Christ. Every day before Easter is called the Great, the whole week preparing your home and your soul to clean - both physically and spiritually. Therefore, the Holy Week is also called the White or Pure. These days do not conduct wedding ceremonies and baptize children, do not walk noisy celebrations and commemorate the dead.
Holy Week recall the last days of the life path of Christ, observe very strict fast - both in food and in the spiritual cleansing, try to be kinder, lighter, cleaner, forgiven the offenders, devote more time to prayer and good works, abandoning entertainment.
Great Monday. This day is symbolically associated with the parable of the merchant who Jesus drove from the temple and the barren fig tree (fig), which Jesus cursed because she fed him. Ethereal fig tree symbolically means the soul of man, which is unable to produce spiritual fruit: do not believe, do not recognize their own mistakes, is full of evil, envy and greed, does not know how to forgive.
From that day decided to start cleaning and to direct the purity in his own house: all the old and useless must be discarded or to give to the needy, freeing and purifying your home for a new one.
Great Tuesday. I recall the parable of Christ in Jerusalem about the resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, a tribute to Caesar.
The works on cleaning and landscaping at home, purchased products for the holiday.
Great Wednesday. Remember repentance sinner Mary Magdalene, who anointed Jesus' head peace and harmony in the betrayal of Judas, which is for 30 pieces of silver, decided to give his teacher and friend.
Wednesday - as a special day of strict fasting and cleansing the house, preparing food for the holiday. Many believers generally refuse to eat that day. Wednesday should be finally completed all the homework and I will bring perfect order to the holiday. In subsequent days and the very day of Easter, and the week after her - spring cleaning can not be done.
Great, Holy Thursday. A day that has particular significance in the tradition of the whole of Lent, is endowed with a special symbolism, it has a lot of will and ceremonies. On this day, remember the Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples, Jesus washing feet of his disciples and parting with them, praying to the Lord Jesus to the Father in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas.
On Thursday, trying to wash up before sunrise. Thursday is called pure, not because you need to do spring cleaning in the house, like many mistakenly believe. Maundy Thursday mainly because each person - an adult and a child - you need to be cleansed with water - and just before dawn. It is believed that in this way can protect itself against any disease. On this day, has not removed all the works on cleaning the house carried out on Monday, Wednesday, and on Maundy Thursday go to church and try to bring home to a lighted candle in the temple, on that day the first time babes trimmed hair, women currently trimmed ends of hair - to grow better, done Chetvergova salt - the strongest guardian and protection from evil spirits, which can be done only once a year - on Maundy Thursday. According to some traditions on Thursday it has already started the oven and Easter cakes.
Good Friday, Good Friday. The most difficult day of testing for Jesus, a day raising to Calvary and crucifixion.
On this day, traditionally the faithful renounce any cases, a meal, spend the day in prayer and penance. This is the sad day when the church bells fall silent, life is not a rule in the churches and the people to calm down in the evening - to the removal of the Shroud in the church of Christ. Supper lean plant cold food. Do not sing songs, have fun, mourn. However, in many families it is made on Friday of Easter oven.
Great Saturday. Day Jesus remained in the tomb and descended into hell.
On Holy Saturday, every year you can watch the descent of the Holy Sepulcher, the Holy Fire, which symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the Christian faith, the Lord himself gives us, as a message that the world is blessed, if you do not get away Holy Fire - so close to the end of the world.
The Saturday before Easter hostess carried out final preparations for the holiday - baked Easter, paint eggs, prepare the other festive dishes for the Easter table, prepared gifts to loved ones for Easter.
In the evening, the Christians go to church and consecrated food and remain in vigil, then greet each other with the words: "Christ is Risen" and answer "Truly He is risen."
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