Our ancestors firmly believed that the events that take place on Easter are full of special divine meaning. The people had many beliefs and signs for Easter and the week before Easter, the veracity of which was not even questioned.

HOLY WEEK (week before Easter)

Monday

On this day, a lot of tidying begins. The house is cleared of old, bulky things.

Tuesday

Groceries are being purchased for Easter. Women prepare medicinal infusions. Men should not even touch herbs, tinctures, powders.

Wednesday

This is the day of washing and all sorts of wiping. On Wednesday, it is advisable to thoroughly wash, scrub the floors, and beat out the carpets.

On Wednesday during Holy Week, a special ritual against any bodily illness was remembered. It was necessary to scoop up water with a mug from a well or from a barrel on the street, or draw water from a river.

After crossing ourselves three times, we covered the mug with a clean or new towel, and at 2 a.m., after crossing ourselves three times again, we doused ourselves with this water, leaving a little in the mug. Afterwards, clothes were put on the wet body without drying, and the water that remained in the mug was poured onto a bush or flowers for up to 3 hours. They say that a body washed in this way is reborn.

Cut hair

Maundy Thursday advised cutting your hair for the first time one year old child(before one year of age, cutting your hair was considered a sin), and girls were given the ends of their braids so that they would grow longer and thicker. All livestock were also advised to have their hair clipped for health and well-being.

Thursday salt

Painted eggs

Starting from Maundy Thursday we prepared for festive table, painted and painted eggs. According to ancient tradition, colored eggs were placed on freshly sprouted oats and wheat.

On Thursday morning they began baking Easter cakes, babas, small products made from wheat flour with images of crosses, lambs, doves, larks, as well as honey gingerbread. In the evening they prepared Easter.

To have money

Melt water

On Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday, it was customary to wash all domestic animals with water melted from snow - from cows to chickens - and burn the salt in the oven, which, according to folk beliefs, gained from this healing properties.

From April 2, 2018 comes Holy Week (week), the culmination of which is the great holiday of the Bright Resurrection of Christ - Easter, which falls on April 8. During the week, the Church and believers remember the last days of Christ’s earthly life, His suffering, crucifixion and burial. The services of Holy Week are filled with a special spirit of prayer.

What not to do during Holy Week 2018:

All days of Holy Week are called Great. On these holy days, no remembrance of the dead, no prayer singing, or commemoration of saints is performed. The week is dedicated to the last days of Christ’s earthly life, His suffering – “passion”, crucifixion, painful death on the cross for the sake of our salvation.

The Holy Church calls us to leave everything vain and worldly this week. Fasting these days is especially strict, prayer is intensified. We try to keep all household chores and meetings to a minimum. Silence, prayer, good deeds and attending worship services - this is how we should spend these days whenever possible.

When to take communion during Holy Week, when to go to services: advice from a priest

At a minimum, one should receive communion in Maundy Thursday, Saturday and Easter.

The first three days of Holy Week are celebrated with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. These days it is quite problematic to attend all services.

But starting from Wednesday evening, you need to be constantly in church: on Wednesday evening, be in church, on Maundy Thursday, to partake of the most pure Body and Blood of Christ, which He commanded us to receive for the healing of soul and body, for the remission of sins and eternal life.

On Holy Saturday, every Christian also needs to take communion.

Attending worship services provides an opportunity, piercing space and time, to be partakers last days earthly life of the Savior coming to death. Empathizing with Him, follow Him with reverence.

What to do if you can’t go to services during Holy Week

For those who cannot attend church these days, you can: find readings for each day of Holy Week in the Gospel synopsis; read excerpts from the Triodion of the Lenten Service of Holy Week at any free moment.

Prayerful communication with God these days should be above all else. Holy Week prepares us for the holiday of Easter and shows us the path to the Resurrection. This path goes through cross and suffering. And it is important that pre-Easter preparations: taking care of gifts, Easter dishes, cleaning the apartment do not overshadow the main thing - waiting for Easter as Christ's Resurrection.

Fasting for Holy Week 2018: what you can eat by day

Holy Week this year lasts from April 2 to April 8. During these seven days, you need to especially fast.

How to eat during Holy Week 2018 - nutrition calendar by day.

Holy Monday

You can eat on Monday raw vegetables and fruits, as well as bread, honey and nuts. It is recommended to eat once a day - in the evening.

Holy Tuesday

Just like the previous day, raw fruits and vegetables, honey, nuts and bread are allowed. It is advisable to eat only in the evening.

Holy Wednesday

You can also eat bread, vegetables and fruits, cold raw food without oil.

Maundy Thursday

On this day you are allowed to eat hot plant foods with vegetable oil twice a day.

Good Friday

On Good Friday, refrain from eating at all.

Holy Saturday

On Saturday you can eat hot vegetable food once a day, but without oil.

Easter Sunday

Holy Week 2018: what to do, traditions

Monday - first day of Holy Week

On Monday of Holy Week, a big cleaning of the house began. Everything unnecessary and bulky was taken out. Old things were thrown away or given to poor people. The room had to be light and spacious so that the fresh wind would fill it with the Holy Spirit.

Tuesday of Holy Week before Easter

On Tuesday, necessary products were purchased for Easter celebrations. When necessary, women prepared medicinal infusions. But men were not supposed to even touch herbs, their powders, or infusions.

Wednesday in Holy Week - third day

On Wednesday of Holy Week they washed, washed, cleaned and scraped (the floors). The carpets were thoroughly removed from dust.

Wednesday of Holy Week was expected for a special ritual against bodily ailments. They scooped up water from a barrel or well with a mug. They were baptized three times and covered her with a new towel (or just a clean one). We got up at two o'clock at night, crossed ourselves three times again, and doused ourselves from the head. A little liquid was left in the mug. They didn’t dry themselves, but immediately put clean clothes on the wet body, and watered the flowers or bushes outside with the remaining water (you need to have time before 3 o’clock). It was believed that after such a ritual the body was reborn.

Maundy Thursday in Holy Week

On Maundy Thursday in Holy Week before Easter, one-year-old children had their hair cut for the first time. It was a sin to cut them before they were a year old. To make their hair healthy and beautiful, thick and long, girls cut the ends of their braids. Didn't go unnoticed livestock, from whom a tuft of wool was also cut for health and well-being.

Housewives on Thursday during Holy Week always prepared Thursday salt by calcining it in a frying pan so that ordinary salt would acquire healing properties. Each family member took a handful from the frying pan and poured it into a bag. Then they consecrated it in the Temples. Thursday salt is healing. It heals ailments, protects the family, home, livestock, and garden from negative energy.

Maundy Thursday was called “clean” and they cleansed the body with water before sunrise, dousing themselves, and bathing in ponds. They also cleansed themselves spiritually, which was the main thing on this day. Everyone received communion and accepted the sacrament established by Christ.

On Maundy Thursday they washed themselves before dawn, saying:

“I wash away what they put on me, what toils my soul and body, everything is removed on Maundy Thursday.”

For female diseases, women were advised to douse themselves with water prepared in the evening at midnight on Maundy Thursday.

From Maundy Thursday, silver items were placed in the water, which was prudently left until Easter. Girls and women rinsed their faces in the morning. It was believed that such a procedure would give the skin freshness and smoothness, and bring beauty and wealth.

Unmarried people also looked forward to Maundy Thursday. After washing, they wiped their face with a new towel, and on Easter they gave it, along with colored eggs and Easter cake, to those who asked for alms. The ceremony brought the wedding celebration closer.

According to tradition, on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, all household members continued to restore order in the house. But the floors were no longer scrubbed until Easter.

The children brought juniper branches, which were used to fumigate all the rooms in the house and the barn. Juniper smoke is healing. He protected people and livestock from evil spirits and illnesses.

Eggs laid on Thursday were saved and eaten on Easter. They buried the shells in the ground in their pastures so that the animals would not be jinxed.

Holy week before Easter. Rituals. Conspiracies. Prohibitions

Holy Week

This week is called Passion Week in honor of the suffering of Christ. Each day of this week is called Great. Fasting on these days should be especially strict. It should be remembered that the main thing during fasting is not abstaining from food and sweets, but repentance, prayers and awareness of one’s sinfulness.

What you need to know about Easter days?

The last week before Easter requires observing a particularly strict fast. The Thursday before Easter is considered Maundy Thursday. On this day, you should count all the money three times so that the money will be “flowing” all year. Everyone in the family should take a handful of salt and pour it into one bag. This salt is removed and stored, and it is called “Thursday salt,” that is, the salt of Maundy Thursday. With it you can treat yourself, as well as your family and friends. This salt is used to make amulets for the family, livestock, garden, home, etc.

On Maundy Thursday they clean and do laundry. Starting from Thursday, nothing is given away from home until Easter. For good luck in business, they do harmless thefts, that is, they hide things taken without permission in their belongings until Palm Day. But they don’t take anything sharp: a needle, a pin, a razor. On Friday they will sweep the corners with a rag; this rag will help get rid of lower back pain if you tie it around yourself. The same rag is used to wipe your feet in the bathhouse after washing so that your feet don’t hurt. Ash taken on the Friday before Easter will help cure alcoholism, black shaking, the evil eye and mortal melancholy.

On Friday they look out the window, noting who they will see first: if a man, then to prosperity for three months. If a person gets sick at this time, he will quickly recover. Any problem will be easily resolved.

If you see an old woman, you will have a succession of three months of failure and illness, and if you see a young woman, you will live these three months without problems. Family, you will see - to peace in the family, to reconciliation of those who are at odds. A dog means sadness, a cat means profit, birds mean a new acquaintance and good news, a disabled person means the death of a loved one.

Of course, all prepared work: cooking, painting eggs must be completed before Easter Sunday. On Easter morning they wash themselves with water left over from Maundy Thursday. It’s good to put a silver thing or a spoon in it, or maybe a coin. Wash for beauty and wealth.

Everyone in the family, without exception, begins Easter with the words “Christ is risen” and answers “Truly he is risen.”

My dear parents, be patient and persistent, we need to explain to everyone in the family that this must be done. You can't be embarrassed or laugh about it. The Lord will turn away.

If a girl cannot get married, she needs to give the towel with which she dried herself on Maundy Thursday to people on Easter, to those who ask for alms, along with dyes and Easter cake. After this, they soon get married.

If you don’t buy Easter cakes, but cook them yourself, then they usually make a wish for each Easter cake that is put in the oven, and for each family member; The sign is this: if Easter fails, it means serious illness, or even death. If Easter is neat and not burnt, it means well-being and health.

This week good time there will be for rituals. Don't miss out. Who can lift a heavy curse? To whom - money for the family. To whom - increase health. Be careful.

During Holy Week, you can speak to your child against seizures. To do this, take holy water from the church, read the spell words over it and sprinkle it on the child.

Child's body, angelic soul,

Innocent before the Savior

And innocent in suffering,

Cleanse yourself and become stronger. Amen.

. During Holy Week, white incense is purchased, which is necessary for some rituals. For example, to see a person who has killed an innocent soul (murderer).
Great Wednesday

Amulet for the approach of a vampire. They read it on the water on the last Wednesday before Easter, on the eve of Maundy Thursday. Then they pour this water over themselves from head to toe.

Lord Almighty God;

Created everything from nothing!

Bless and cleanse my body,

Strengthen and protect me from enemies.

Bless, Lord, my amulet.

For eternity.

Now, forever and forever. Amen.

Maundy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)

Maundy Thursday is a day of cleanliness. Whoever has dirt in his house on this day will be in dirt and quarrel all year.

Small children get their hair cut for the first time on Maundy Thursday (if they are already six months old, or better yet, a year old). On this day, a little wool is cut off from all livestock for its well-being.

On Maundy Thursday they clean up in the morning, wash everything, otherwise they will be surrounded by dirt, quarrels and illnesses all year. From this day until Easter, nothing is given away from home.

Everyone in the family take a handful of salt and pour it into one bag - this will be called “Thursday salt.” It is removed and stored in case it is necessary to treat someone, make a talisman for the family, home, garden, etc. If there are often quarrels in the family, then they put it in the food with the curse: “Salt, salt, sprinkle, happiness and peace I'm returning it to the house. Amen". For the purpose of prevention and in minor cases, use this spell and ordinary salt.

You can remove deliberate damage today. Wash before dawn, saying: “I wash away what they put on me, what my soul and body are tossing around with, everything is removed on Clean Thursday. Amen".

So that the fellows are loved and not ignored, they say this when washing: “As Maundy Thursday is bright and red, so I, slave (name), will be beautiful to everyone. Amen".

On Friday night they do not sleep, but pray.

You need to make a talisman against the sorcerer, in case he cannot pin his or someone else’s illness on you.

Knead the dough and make as many flat cakes as there are people in your family. Before baking them, draw crosses on them and say: “I renounce with the sign of the cross, with the bread given by God, from the works and illnesses of sorcerers of all stripes, from all volosts. Once this cake is digested in me, it will turn into shit, so whatever the sorcerer started against my family will turn into shit for him.” The flatbreads are eaten by family members.

Leave water for washing on Easter (in the morning, with silver).

Conspiracy for cleansing with water on Maundy Thursday.

Used to remove damage, evil eye, love spells. Works best on Maundy Thursday, Epiphany. Stand in the shower or the pouring rain... and... read this plot in multiples of three:

"The rain fell on the ashes. The ashes turned to dirt, the servant of God soiled and splashed me. Wash me with clean water, leave no shadow or trace of the dirt, The dirt goes away with the water, grace descends on me. May it remain with me. Protects, protects, protects from dirt. Saints, be my intercessors. AMEN."
Ritual for money on Maundy Thursday.

Wash your face on Clean Thursday with the water you say:

"Maundy Thursday praises Easter, all the people Orthodox Easter glorifies, so that people would glorify me, both young and old, so that the servant of God (name) would be held in high esteem by the authorities, so that my business would bring me profit. Gold sticks to my hands, clings. The coins in the wallet jingle. Key. Lock. Language. Amen."

Good Friday

Under no circumstances should they be washed.

On Good Friday (the last Friday before Easter) people who suffer from depression are told off. To do this, three blessed colored eggs are dipped into water, which the patient must then use to wash his face. At this time you need to read a special conspiracy:

Strengthen my faithful words, Lord,

Strengthen, Christ, the servant of God (name).

How people rejoice at Easter,

So let the servant of God (name) be glad of life.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Holy Saturday

Today is the last day of Lent.

They bake pies, Easter cakes and Easter cakes.
. The spell for a rich life is read before Easter at seven in the evening over a coin that is sewn into the lining of the clothes you most often wear in the cemetery. The spell words are:

The merchant carries gold

And how this merchant is a matchmaker and brother to wealth and luck,

So I, the servant of God (name), am not in shit, but in gold and silver. Amen.

Ritual for a coin on the Saturday before Easter.

Before Easter, on Saturday, before sunset, take 5 kopecks. and say to them:

"In the name of father and son and the holy spirit. Money for money, penny for penny. As people wait for Easter, as they go to the temple of God, so would money come to me, God’s servant (name), like a river. All the holy saints, all with me. Amen"

Carry the coin in your wallet all year round .

Holy Week before Easter is 6 days from Monday to Saturday before the Resurrection of Christ. At this time, the suffering of the Savior for the atonement of human sins is remembered. Every day is called Great (Passionate), since the events that occurred thousands of years ago are of great importance for all humanity. Believers pray fervently, abstain from bad thoughts, and perform decent deeds.

The betrayal, condemnation, elevation to Golgotha, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ took place during the Holy (Red, Great, Red, Holy) week.

Every day has its own meaning and history. We will talk about the Great Holy Week. We will discover what to do during Holy Week, what you should not do and signs, and we will tell you what you can eat by day.

Holy Week before Easter: history

Believers listen to the parable of a withered fig tree that bears no fruit, as a symbol of people perishing because of their unwillingness to repent. Jesus saw no fruit on the tree and dried it up. Likewise, sinful souls are not able to bear fruit in the Kingdom of God.

Orthodox Christians remember the instructive stories read by Christ in the Jerusalem Temple about the resurrection of the dead, Last Judgment. The meaning of the sermons is the need of believers to be ready every minute for a meeting with God, to be fearless to do good, and not to give in to despondency.

On this day, it is appropriate to remember the virgin who anointed Jesus’ feet with myrrh and wiped them with her hair, thereby preparing the Savior for the inevitable suffering on the cross. They compare the one who, being a great sinner, repented and came to Jesus, and the traitor Judas, who chose thirty pieces of silver - the death of his soul.

On Thursday, the Last Supper took place - the Savior's last supper with his followers, after which Jesus prayed with the twelve Disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane.

It was from there that the guards took him away after the betrayal of Judas Iscariot.

The saddest day when the Savior was condemned, crucified, and handed the cross that he carried to Golgotha.

Jesus was crucified on the same cross. On the same cross, he accepted incredible suffering for the entire human race.

Jesus lay in the tomb, and his soul descended to the underworld.

The priests serve the liturgy in dark robes, then change into light robes. One can feel the approach of a great holiday. The Holy Matins begins with the religious procession at 12 o'clock at night, when all believers joyfully greet each other: “Christ is Risen!”

What to do during Holy Week. What not to do and signs

Holy Week - time the strictest fast, which involves serious restrictions not only in food, but also in the ways of spending leisure time. So you can’t watch TV, celebrate any social events, waste time on entertainment, laziness. It is necessary to devote oneself to charity and mercy.

On Monday, Orthodox Christians began to clean their homes, repair furniture, throw out unnecessary rubbish, broken dishes. During Holy Week, noisy human conversations fell silent. In the villages there were special people who monitored order and silence.

Signs

• Our ancestors believed that before Easter evil forces went on a rampage, rejoicing in the torment of the Savior.
• There was an opinion that on the eve of the holiday of feasts souls of the dead visit the earth to celebrate the miraculous resurrection of the Son of God.

On Tuesday, juiced milk is prepared from hemp and flax seeds crushed in a mortar, which are diluted with water. It had to be done at dawn in secret from the male half of the family. This remedy was given to domestic animals to protect them from diseases.

On Wednesday they committed special rite to rid households of present and future ailments. Using this method, the body seemed to be reborn. They took well (river) water. They were baptized three times, then a new towel was laid on top of the cup of water. At night they crossed themselves three times again and doused themselves with the prepared water so that three sips remained. Then, without wiping off, they got dressed, and the remainder in the cup magical water poured into the grass.

On Thursday (they called it Clean) they carried out widespread cleaning of their homes and washed themselves. Sweeping was no longer recommended until Easter.

Signs

• At midnight the youth went to the river to swim. Those who bathed in the dwelling carried water into the house until dawn. Then they placed a gold (silver) coin in the river water to gain beauty, wealth, and health.
• The baby, who was one year old, had his hair cut for the first time. Girls straightened the ends of their hair for well-being and health. Young and old washed in the baths.
• We counted all the banknotes and coins in the house three times to increase the amount.

On the fourth day of Holy Week they made Thursday salt. To do this, it was poured onto cast iron frying pan, heated it, then crushed it, sifted it, and blessed it in church with Easter. It was kept for a whole year as a healing agent.

On Thursday they started coloring eggs, baking Easter cakes, and roasting hams.

On Friday - the hardest day of the week, when Christ was crucified - they give alms to the needy and distribute food to the poor. Because of the torment that the Savior suffered on this day, the fifth day of the week was called Passion. It is forbidden to do laundry on Friday.

Signs

• You need to clean all the corners in the house with a rag, which can then be used to treat radiculitis. After the bath, they wipe their feet with such a cloth to get rid of ailments.
• They take ash to help with alcoholism and spoilage.
• Whoever you see first on Friday will be the same for the next three months: the man indicates wealth and the health of the family all three months after Easter. The cat symbolizes good luck, financial well-being, birds - good news.

On Saturday, Easter cakes, eggs, salt, and Easter are blessed. Orthodox Christians attend the evening service to celebrate Easter in the church .A day of rest, when you need to realize the horror of what was done thousands of years ago.

What you can and cannot eat during Holy Week

During Holy Week, it is necessary to adhere to the refusal of fast food and dry eating.. That is, food cannot be processed thermally: boil, fry, bake. If the strength is not enough for such strict abstinence, then you can reduce the usual amount of food, eat once a day after seven o’clock in the evening.

Easter is coming soon and the last week before Easter is called Holy Week or Holy Week.

Our ancestors firmly believed that the events that take place on Easter are full of special divine meaning. Among the people there were many signs and beliefs for Easter, the veracity of which was not even questioned.

Holy Week - signs for every day

Monday

On this day, a lot of tidying begins. The house is cleared of old, bulky things.

Tuesday

Groceries are being purchased for Easter. Women prepare medicinal infusions. Men should not even touch herbs, tinctures, powders.

Wednesday

This is the day of washing and all sorts of wiping. On Wednesday, it is advisable to thoroughly wash, scrub the floors, and beat out the carpets.

On Wednesday during Holy Week, a special ritual against any bodily illness was remembered. It was necessary to scoop up water with a mug from a well or from a barrel on the street, or draw water from a river.

After crossing ourselves three times, we covered the mug with a clean or new towel, and at 2 a.m., after crossing ourselves three times again, we doused ourselves with this water, leaving a little in the mug. Afterwards, clothes were put on the wet body without drying, and the water that remained in the mug was poured onto a bush or flowers for up to 3 hours. They say that a body washed in this way is reborn.

Thursday

— On Maundy Thursday they advised to cut the hair of a one-year-old child for the first time (cutting it before one year was considered a sin), and for girls to cut the ends of their braids so that they would grow longer and thicker. All livestock were also advised to have their hair clipped for health and well-being.

- On this day, Thursday salt is prepared: it is heated in a frying pan, and the salt becomes medicinal properties. It is advisable to consecrate this salt in the Temple.

— Maundy Thursday is traditionally called “clean”, and not only because on this day every Orthodox man strives to be spiritually cleansed, to take communion, to accept the sacrament established by Christ. On Maundy Thursday, the folk custom of cleansing with water was widespread - swimming in an ice hole, river, lake, or dousing in a bathhouse before sunrise.

— There are many traditions associated with this day. On Maundy Thursday they cleaned the houses, washed and cleaned everything. It was customary to collect and burn juniper branches to fumigate homes and stables. It is believed that healing juniper smoke protects humans and animals from evil spirits and diseases.

“There was also a belief that eggs laid on Holy Thursday and eaten on Easter protect against illness, and the shells of eggs buried in the ground in a pasture reliably protect livestock from the evil eye.

— Starting from Maundy Thursday, we prepared for the festive table, painted and painted eggs. According to ancient tradition, colored eggs were placed on freshly sprouted oats and wheat.

— On Thursday morning they started baking Easter cakes, babas, small products made from wheat flour with images of crosses, lambs, doves, larks, as well as honey gingerbread. In the evening they prepared Easter.

— Everyone in the family should take a handful of salt and pour it into one bag. This salt is removed and stored, and it is called “Thursday salt”, i.e. Maundy Thursday. You can use this salt to make amulets for your family, livestock, garden, home, etc.

- If you wash your face before dawn on Maundy (Clean) Thursday, you need to say: “I wash away what they put on me, what toils my soul and body, everything is removed on Maundy Thursday.”

— On Easter morning they wash themselves with water left over from Maundy Thursday. It’s good to put a silver thing or a spoon in it, or maybe a coin. Wash for beauty and wealth. If a girl cannot get married, she needs to give the towel with which she dried herself on Maundy Thursday to people on Easter, to those who ask for alms, along with dyes and Easter cake. After this, they soon get married.

— There was also a custom of burning crosses on doors and ceilings with a candle to protect the house from invasion evil spirits. Passion candles were given into the hands of seriously ill people or those suffering from difficult childbirth; they have healing power. From Maundy Thursday it was forbidden to sweep the floor in the house until Easter.

Friday

Good Friday, the most mournful day of the year, which is dedicated to the commemoration of the suffering and death of Christ. Friday is the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified.

Good Friday is a special day on which, according to the rules, one must abstain from eating until the Shroud is taken out, and after that one can only eat bread and drink only water. All preparations for the Easter holiday must be completed on Maundy Thursday, so that on Good Friday nothing distracts from prayers and services. On this day you cannot do any household chores, especially sewing, washing or cutting anything. Violation of this prohibition is considered a great sin.

- On Friday they will sweep the corners with a rag; this rag will help get rid of lower back pain if you tie it around yourself. The same rag is used to wipe your feet in the bathhouse after washing so that your feet don’t hurt. Ash taken on the Friday before Easter will help cure alcoholism, black shaking, the evil eye and mortal melancholy.

- In addition, on Good Friday they determined whether there were any spoken things in the house: on this day, they took from the church an unburned candle that was in their hands during the service, brought it home, lit it and walked through the rooms. It is believed that where it crackles, there is a damaged item.

Saturday

The last (quiet) tidy. You can also paint eggs. On this day, common holiday dishes are prepared. On Saturday they brought colored eggs, Easter cakes, Easter cakes and other items to church to be blessed. And before going to the service on Easter night, they left a treat on the table so that later they could break their fast. True, they ate little by little - only symbolically, after which they went to bed. But late on Sunday morning the real feast began, which lasted all week.

Of course, everything preparatory work: cooking and painting of eggs must be completed before Easter.

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