From ancient times to this day, Easter is considered the most important holiday for Orthodox Christians. This is the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. That’s why the name of the day of the week, when it is celebrated, is Sunday. The meaning of the word “Easter” at different times and among different peoples was interpreted in different ways. In Christians, the word “Easter” has acquired a different essence – the transition from earth to heaven, from death to eternal life.
In an era when Christianity was taking its first steps, the peoples of the world celebrated Easter at various times. If you are interested in how to celebrate Easter from the middle of the 2nd century to the 16th you should know that an agreement was reached on the celebration of Easter on a single day, which was broken by the Pope Gregory XIII, after the calendar reform. The first Sunday after the spring full moon is considered Orthodox day of the celebration of Easter. So the dates of celebration, every year, are different. In 2016, the Holy Easter Day falls on May 1.
How to celebrate Easter correctly?
Preparing believers for the holiday begins seven weeks before Easter. This period is called the Great Lent. During this time, people who fast are not only refraining from animal food and carnal pleasures, they are spiritually purified.
Do not forget about the last week of Lent. “Clean” Thursday, “Passionate” Friday, “Great” Saturday. These days of the week lead to a comprehension of the torment of Christ before his death and his resurrection.
Celebration always begins with the Easter service. Clergymen dressed in festive vestments, together with the flock, bypass the temple. The so-called Cross procession is accompanied by a solemn ringing of bells, which announces the imminent Resurrection of Christ.
After the end of the service, according to tradition, the believers kiss each other three times and greet: “Christ is Risen!” – in response: “Verily Risen!”. A little later, at home or in the temple, a festive banquet begins, where people are treated with Easter cakes, easter eggs and painted eggs, which were consecrated in the temple.
How to celebrate Easter? Staining is cooking on the table!
The tradition of painting eggs came from a long time ago. In those days the egg embodied life. According to the constitution, the Roman emperor Tiberius declared that he could believe in the resurrection of Christ if the white egg turns red. Surprisingly all, at the same instant the egg turned red. Since then, no festive table can do without Easter eggs, painted in different colors or painted.
Easter cake and sweet easter, mostly cottage cheese, are also indispensable attributes of celebration. Sweet dishes are fragrant and beautifully decorated. They seem to express the care, compassion and mercy of the Lord to people.
The celebration of Holy Easter lasts forty days. The first week, the so-called “Bright Week”, is celebrated rather violently and is accompanied by solemn divine services. At this time it is customary to visit guests to exchange gifts.
Probably, there is no other such holiday, which is celebrated by the whole Christian world. And let different peoples do not coincide with the dates of celebration, customs are different, it is a feast of faith in the bright and good, the holiday of the hope of all mankind for salvation.
The STIMM Company congratulates everyone on the upcoming holiday and wishes all the best to your home! And also we offer discounts for women’s dresses for the Easter holiday! All the best and brightest!