Seeing what you can not do in Forgiveness Sunday

On this day people ask each other for forgiveness for all the insults and troubles, thus making the first step towards spiritual purification for Lent. If you feel guilty in front of someone, tell that person, "Please forgive me, if I'm to blame before you." In response, according to tradition you should hear "God will forgive you," if the man himself can not let go of resentment. The one with whom you have asked for forgiveness can also answer "Forgive me," when he feels that his conscience was not quite clear to you.

Since Forgiveness Sunday - the last day of Carnival, when the festivities of the winter and are accompanied by a hearty meal, many Orthodox tradition go to each other's homes. Or congratulate on the last day of Carnival on the phone. It is appropriate to ask for forgiveness from those with whom you have had conflict. It does not say, for what you ask for forgiveness: People will understand everything. Asking for forgiveness, do not forget about their faults and try not to offend the relatives and friends in the future.

Also in Forgiveness Sunday decided to remember deceased relatives. You can go to their grave, bring your pancakes and ask forgiveness to those with whom you can no longer see. Very often, we regret that hurt a person during his lifetime, and did not have time to apologize to him.

It was the seventh day of Shrovetide week you need to burn an effigy of Maslenitsa.

This ritual is accompanied by folk traditions. After the burning of effigies of traditions need to take a little bit of ash and scattered in the garden: according to legend, it will provide a good harvest.

In addition, a fire at Shrovetide to throw unwanted old things, that it has attracted money on new clothes. Throwing trash into the fire, our ancestors were saying: "Burn, oil-Madder! Burn all our failures! So be it - nothing else! Gori, winter! Spring is coming! Madder return, we will smile - not an evil witch, a girl Prigogine! So to be! Amen".

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