On April 20, the Orthodox celebrate the bright resurrection of Christ, or Easter. This is the main event in the church calendar. How to conduct a great holiday correctly – in the material of RT.201, the Orthodox celebrate the bright resurrection of Christ – the main event in the church calendar. The whole Gospel, the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross on Friday on the eve of Jewish Easter. On the same day, the students of the Savior Joseph Arimaphae and Nicodemus removed his body from the cross, anointed with incense, wrapped around the “cloakie” and buried in a stone cave. At the request of the high priests and scribes, protection from Roman warriors was assigned to the coffin, and a stone closing the entrance to the cave was applied. The Jewish bosses did this out of precaution, as they remembered the prediction of Christ about what He should resurrect. On the third day after his death, the Savior rose from the dead and left the cave, not dumping stone and without violating the high priesthood. The Roman warriors did not see what happened, and continued to guard the empty coffin. The parishioners go to the Holy-Vladimir Cathedral in Lugansk after the Easter Cross, 2024 RIA Novosti on the day of his Resurrection, as well as in the next 40 days, the Lord was several times for students who were forced to hide from persecution in different parts of Jerusalem. On the fortieth day in the presence of the apostles, he rushed to heaven and has since been “right away” of his father. “Death is corrected” by Easter, or Christ, the Resurrection, so “surpasses all the celebrations, not only human and earthly, but even for Christ and committed as the Sun surpasses the stars,” wrote Saint Gregory of The Theologians. He also called Easter “the holiday of the holidays and the triumph of celebrations.” RIA Novosti © Grigory Sysoev, according to church teaching, suffering and death of Christ, brought humanity liberation from sins and reconciliation with God, and his resurrection was given to eternal life. This idea is reflected in many liturgical texts. So, in the main festive chant, such words are heard: “Christ is risen from the dead, death is stinging and giving death in a coffin by death.” “The God -man died on the cross for our sins and risen, thereby defeating death. He made his resurrection so that we are all resurrected too … Therefore, Easter is a central Christian holiday, ”said Priest Stefan Domuschi in an interview with RT. According to the editor -in -chief of the Orthodox youth magazine, the Archpriest Maxim First Zava, the Savior’s resurrection is“ the main event in the history of mankind. ”“ It is no coincidence that they live in the chronology before the chronology The Nativity of Christ even after the Nativity of Christ, before our era and in our era. People do not think about it, but even modern chronology is counted from that day, ”the priest said in a comment on RT. How to meet Easter preparations for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection in the Church, a 48-day great post was established. This period ends with a passionate week – a week during which the church recalls the last days of the Savior’s earthly life. As the clergy celebrate, the post is an important part of preparation for Easter, but during it it is not necessary to impose excessive restrictions. The main thing is spiritual work. RIA Novosti © Pavel Bednyakov “It is necessary to fast as far as possible and health. Prepare yourself for the holiday with abstinence, prayer, reading scripture, visiting the temple and repentance. The last days before Easter are especially important. The betrayal of Christ is recalled into the great Wednesday, on the Great Thursday – the secret evening, and on the great Friday – the death of the Savior on the cross and burial. The Great Saturday is a reminder to us that the Savior was lying in the coffin for three days, ”says Father Stefan. In his words, the festive worship can come both on the night of the Sunday and in the morning.“ We must come to the service and rejoice at the resurrection of Christ. Today, often everything comes down to external forms – eggs, cakes. These are very beautiful ritual things that happen around Easter, but they do not belong to its essence. The essence is a faith in the resurrection of the dead, ”says Father. Pereznnicny Easter Trapezapapashane treats, as a rule, are consecrated in the temple on Great Saturday. A special place on the festive table is occupied by Easter cake. Its name comes from the Greek κουλλίκι (ον), which means “bread of round or oval shape.” The rush is baked from a hot yeast dough in the form of a high cylinder. From above, it is decorated with powdered sugar or glaze with the letters “XV”, denoting a solemn Easter greeting – “Christ is risen!”. RIA Novosti © Ilya Naimushin another treat that is prepared only for this holiday is the cottage cheese Easter. This dish is served in the form of a truncated pyramid, which symbolizes the coffin of the Lord, in which the miracle of the resurrection of Christ took place. Easter is decorated with the letters “HB”, it is also sometimes depicted on a cross, a spear and flowers. One of the most famous symbols of Easter is a painted egg. According to legend, the Equal -to -the -Apostles Mary Magdalene, after the Ascension of the Lord, went to Rome, where she met with Emperor Tivery (Tiberius) and gave him a red egg with the words “Christ is risen!” It is believed that this is how the popular custom is born today when congratulating the resurrection of Christ to exchange Easter eggs. The convergence of the Blessed Froke of the Great Saturday in the Jerusalem Temple of the Resurrection of Christ, better known as the temple of the Holy Sepulcher, is the convergence of a fertile fire. This event is considered a miracle by many and is perceived as part of Easter celebrations. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ Kirill conducts a festive Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, 2023 RIA Novosti © Pednyakov Early Certificate of Fire in Jerusalem dates back to the 4th century and belongs to the pilgrim of Eater. In the 19th century, the Russian traveler Abraham Norov was also present when the holy fire was traveled. At the same time, it is worth noting that the appearance of a fertile fire is not a dogma of the church and is not mentioned in Scripture, so the clergymen recommend not paying excessive attention to the background of preparation for Christ the Resurrection. This is great, we rejoice, in the church there is a broadcast of this event. But at the same time, it is not something fundamentally important for the Orthodox consciousness, ”concluded Archpriest Maxim First Zvansky.
The history and meaning of Easter in Orthodoxy – RT in Russian
