Knowing the date of Parent's Day is necessary for every Christian who cares about his deceased relatives, friends, and acquaintances. Dates shift every year, so every year people update their calendars. So, what date is Parents' Day in 2017?
Parents day
For Orthodox Christians it is considered the most important date. Not a holiday that can be celebrated cheerfully, not an important event that must be attended. It is considered more personal, because each of the people has deceased relatives, also friends or acquaintances. Life is fleeting, but in Christianity they believe in the immortality of the soul and afterlife. It is believed that through prayers the living can help the dead. Find a way, encourage them, ask the Almighty to give them peace.
When will it be for 2017? And why, in fact, are such days called “parental days”? To accurately calculate the date of the event, you need to remember Easter. Here it comes on April 16, then you need to count exactly 9 days after it. Then Parents' Day will fall on April 25th.
History of the memorial day
This event has a lot different traditions, customs. For example, it is customary to visit cemeteries and remember all the deceased loved ones. Not necessarily just parents, but all relatives, friends, even acquaintances who managed to leave a mark during their lifetime and now live in their memories and hearts.
You cannot do ordinary things or solve everyday problems. The date is dedicated only to the dead. You can discuss them, remember some cases, people usually say: “only remember kind words».
The memorial day is also called Radonitsa. This is an older, first name. Once upon a time, Radonitsa was called by the name of Radunitsa, a god who among the Slavs was considered a protector, protecting the souls of dead people. God was their guide, helping them quickly find eternal peace. For this, the living pagans revered God, thanking him for his constant hard work. And they asked them to be just as merciful and attentive when their time comes.
Yes, Parents' Day has deep roots, going back to pagan times, when people worshiped the forces of nature and deified the world, trying to explain to myself how it works. The Sun and Moon seemed to them to be living deities, and the seasons also had their own personalities. They tried to appease many gods and brought various sacrifices and gifts. Easter, for example. After all, the pagans performed many rituals, trying to evoke spring and spend winter so that it would go away faster.
God Radunitsa also received gratitude, and delicious, varied dishes were prepared for him. A similar tradition, along with the ancient name, has been preserved; the only thing is that people then distribute the prepared dishes to those in need. Parents' Day is celebrated with delicious, fluffy Easter cakes, a variety of pies, treating all the poor and disadvantaged. Baked dishes are also taken to cemeteries, then they are left nearby on the graves of those visited by relatives and friends.
By the way, a memorial day is not at all considered a sad or mourning event. People give food to beggars, encourage others and smile. It is rather a bright, even joyful holiday, filled with memories and stories about loved ones. The day when their souls found the desired peace. It is believed that the living, on the contrary, should not cry when celebrating Radonitsa, but on the contrary, rejoice. Then the dead souls will stop worrying about the living and will be able to continue their journey there, beyond, and will find peace. After all, the connection between loved ones remains, no matter whether someone has died or is still alive.
Traditions for parent's day
The church warns: you should not bring a lot of delicious food and no alcoholic drinks to the cemetery. Some often go overboard, practically having a picnic among the graves. No, the dead cannot be helped to find peace in this way. Rather, it is a celebration of the living, gluttony with drinking alcohol. True remembrance: give food to the poor and be sure to read prayers. Visit the cemetery, leave some sweets. All.
Housewives bake Easter cakes, then, apart from this, no household work. In the morning, parishioners will definitely visit the church and take part in a special memorial liturgy. When this is not possible, you can light a special, sacred candle, read prayers, dedicating them to the souls of all deceased relatives, loved ones, acquaintances, and friends. After that, prepare some goodies and be sure to visit the cemetery. It is important to go to the graves in the company of loved ones, friends or relatives; solo visits are not welcome.
Parents' Saturdays in 2018 are special days in the church calendar on which Orthodox Christians commemorate deceased relatives. The commemoration of the dead by the church is a special ritual. On these days, a memorial service is held, at which the names of people who have left this world are mentioned. On the eve of the prayer service, believers bring notes to church with the names of deceased relatives. IN memorial Saturdays It is customary to remember not only deceased relatives, but also acquaintances.
These Saturdays are called parental Saturdays because parents often leave this world before their children.
IN Lent There are no services during the week. Therefore, Saturdays are set aside for commemorating the dead. On this day, believers go to church, and after visiting it they go to the cemetery.
In churches, prayers are read to cleanse all Orthodox Christians from the sins. People who come to church pray not only for their loved ones, but also for other people who have ended their existence on earth. Reading the general prayer on Parents' Saturday helps to forgive all sins and allow souls to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Many missing people, as well as those killed during different circumstances people gain peace of mind and can ascend to Heaven.
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Parents' Saturdays in remembrance of the departed in 2018
Parents' Saturdays are held traditionally in 2018. These days, churches are holding Divine Liturgy and the remembrance of the dead takes place. People who visit the temple bring notes with the names of deceased relatives and give them to the priest so that he will mention loved ones during the service.
In addition to the usual parental Saturdays, there are also Ecumenical Saturdays (Meat Saturday and Trinity Saturday).
Funeral dates in 2018 according to the Orthodox calendar:
| February 10 | Meat Saturday | Saturday one week before Lent. One of the main memorial days of the year. At this time, they commemorate all the innocent tortured and murdered Orthodox Christians who died for their faith in Christ. |
| March 3, 10 and 17 | 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays | During Lent there are few days on which you can perform the full Liturgy and read the main church prayer for the departed. Therefore, the church established three special days of remembrance. |
| April 17 | (ninth day after) | From this day, after a long break for Lent and Easter days, the Church Charter allows church-wide commemorations of the dead. |
| 9th May | Day of Remembrance of Fallen Soldiers | After the liturgy there is thanksgiving prayer. The Church honors warriors who have fulfilled their sacred duty to the people and the Fatherland. |
| 26 of May | Trinity Saturday (falls before the holiday) | In Russia and southeast Belarus, this is the largest and most revered memorial day. On this day, all Christians who have ever died are remembered. |
| the 3rd of November | Day of General Remembrance of the Dead. Taken annually before (November 8). |
There are sayings associated with parental Saturdays:
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Probably many have heard that after Easter, Orthodox Christians usually celebrate Parents' Day, which is called Radonitsa. Some people believe that this holiday is celebrated exclusively on Saturday, but in fact, Parents' Day falls on the second day of the week, that is, Tuesday.
Many people want to know Parents’ Day in 2018, what date it is, and how Christians celebrate it, which is exactly what we will talk about in this article below. So, Radonitsa after Easter holiday will be celebrated on the twenty-fifth of April, on this day all Orthodox Christians must visit the cemetery where loved ones are buried in order to honor their memory. Afterwards, believers must prepare Easter food and other types of paraphernalia of the past holiday in order to honor the memory of people who have already passed on to another world with gifts.
At the very beginning of Fomina's week, it is allowed to make additional dyes and bake Easter cakes; they do this on the twenty-third, on the red hill. The thing is that the usual Easter was celebrated by believers at home at a set table, since people revered the memory of Jesus Christ, and on the twenty-fifth, believers go to the cemetery, where they should celebrate the Easter of the departed. On this day, Orthodox Christians go to the cemetery, and there they celebrate this holiday, presenting food and dye to the graves of the departed.
Joy to Radunitsa
Many do not quite understand why the day of veneration dead people It’s called Radunitsa, because it’s a rather sad holiday for everyone. What does the name of the holiday mean, and why is it also called Parents' Day? According to ancient traditions, it is believed that on such a day all Orthodox Christians should rejoice and celebrate Easter together with their departed relatives; it is not customary to be sad at such a time.
There are also sources that say that this holiday was named so for the reason that it originally comes from the word “family,” but usually Orthodox Christians remember precisely deceased relatives. In addition, on the days of honoring deceased relatives, it is customary to honor the entire human race, regardless of whether you knew the person. On this day, it is customary to serve potatoes in pots, as well as make meat with mushrooms and baked potatoes.
Fomina week and remembrance of the departed
Parents' Day is always celebrated on St. Thomas Week, this happens on the second day, this week begins with the Red Hill holiday. After Easter, Fomin's week begins on Sunday in the second week after Great Sunday, then the Orthodox celebrate the celebration throughout the week until the next Sunday.
It is this week that the Orthodox are given one day a year, on which they celebrate the day of remembrance of relatives, on this day after Easter Sunday It is allowed to remember all deceased relatives and friends. From the very morning, people go to the burial places of their loved ones, where they bring their gifts in the form of Easter cakes, colored eggs and cottage cheese. It is also customary to attend church on this day, and part of the food is given to the needy and weak, who ask for alms from the church on this day.
All parents time days 2018
There are other days of honoring the memory of the dead, which are celebrated after Easter, as mentioned above, one of them falls on the twenty-fifth of April, but besides this, after Easter there will be other Radonitsa, on which Orthodox Christians will be able to honor the memory of their deceased relatives to another world.
To begin with, it is worth mentioning the ninth of May, on this day the whole country will honor the memory of the soldiers who died during the war, this day will be directly related to All-Russian Victory Day. Radonitsa is also celebrated on the third day in June, this Saturday is called Trinity, the whole point is that the day of remembrance of relatives is celebrated one day before the great holiday - Trinity. This day is considered the most important for all Orthodox Christians; on Saturday it is customary to go to church and pray for the souls of dead people, and after prayer, every believer should go to the cemetery to visit the dead.
On the eleventh day in September, it is customary to celebrate Parents' Day, since after it the Orthodox will celebrate the Intercession; on this day, believers must observe the daily strict fast, and also mourn the death of the great fighter against human sins, John the Baptist. Well, the last day for remembering relatives falls on the fourth day of November of the current year, it is also called Demetrius Saturday. On this day, Orthodox Christians should remember Dmitry Donskoy, as well as all the soldiers who died doing their duty and defending the country under his command.
Thus, it turns out that after Easter there will be five more parental days, but it is on the twenty-fifth of April that services will be held in the church, where the priests will read a prayer for the repose of the soul of each deceased. Only after visiting the church should you go to the cemetery and honor the soul of the deceased person with gifts. On such days, it is not customary to refuse alms to those begging and the poor, and it is also necessary to give part of the food to the poor and infirm.
The celebration of Radunitsa or parent's day is a spiritual celebration of the funeral of the dead, which has its origins in primitive pagan times. Orthodox religion supported this tradition and included it in the list of Orthodox Christian holidays. In accordance with church statute, this festival is celebrated on the ninth day after the Resurrection of Christ on the second day of St. Thomas Week. This is the first working day after Clear Easter Week. If one or another celebration occurs on this day, the celebration of Radunitsa is postponed to the next day. Thus, in a similar way it is possible to establish the date of the celebration of Radunitsa in 2017. The Resurrection of Christ in Russia in 2017 is celebrated on April 16. We count down nine days and we get that the celebration of parent's day will take place April 25, 2017.
HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF CELEBRATING PARENTS' DAY.
These celebrations were celebrated among the Slavs in ancient times. At first, the very name Radonitsa (radonitsa, funeral feast) referred to deities who embodied the veneration of the dead, guardians of the souls of deceased ancestors. Sacrifices were made to the Radonians, abundant celebrations and libations were held in their honor on the funeral hills, so that the deceased could appreciate the respect with which the survivors treated him. Over time, the term “trizna” began to mean a memorial, and “radonitsa” - the spring commemoration of the dead. This custom was adopted by the Russian Orthodox Church. The word “radonitsa” comes from a combination of the words “joy” and “kind”. This celebration occupies a prominent place immediately after the celebration of Light Easter week and obliges Orthodox believers not to indulge too much in sadness for those who have passed on to another world, but to rejoice over them eternal life together with the Lord God. All christian world celebrates Christ's Resurrection, his triumph over earthly death, and then, nine days later, believers celebrate the rebirth of their ancestors, relatives and friends to a new life, remembering them on a special day - Radunitsa. Death in Christianity is associated with eternity, souls have no term, they live forever in heaven and rejoice for living people. The rebirth of Christ, as a symbol of the victory of life over death, displaces the sadness of parting with loved ones.
“They plow in the radon field in the morning, cry during the day, and jump in the evening,” that is, they engage in various types of work, visit burial sites and have fun in the evening. This celebration has long become a secular day of remembrance, in contrast to church parental Saturdays.
Cemeteries are consecrated by the church the area where the dead are awaiting the upcoming resurrection. According to the customs and laws of pagan states and peoples, burial places were considered sacred and inviolable, violation of which was punishable by different kinds punishments. From ancient pagan times, a tradition has been preserved to mark the burial site by raising a hill over it. In furtherance of this custom, Christian church decorates the grave mound with the victorious sign of our salvation - a cross depicted on the gravestone or installed above the tombstone.
We call our dead departed, not dead, because at a certain time they will rise from the grave. The grave is the place of future resurrection, and therefore it is necessary to keep it clean and orderly.
Cross on the grave Orthodox Christian- a silent preacher of blessed immortality and resurrection. Planted in the ground and rising towards the sky, it signifies the faith of Christians that the body of the deceased is here in the earth, and the soul is in heaven, that under the cross is hidden a seed that grows for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. The cross on the grave is placed at the feet of the deceased so that the Crucifix is facing the face of the deceased. We must especially ensure that the cross on the grave is not askew, that it is always painted, clean and well-groomed.
There are only eight parenting days in a year and seven of them fall on Saturdays and are called parental Saturdays. Radunitsa 2017 is the most important of them for every Orthodox Christian. It reminds us to care for the souls of our ancestors. It is believed that this is a day of joy because the dead go to a new eternal life. The custom of commemorating the dead is not particularly followed in the Charter. It is based on the fact that on St. Thomas Week the descent of Christ into hell is remembered, and from Monday on St. Thomas Week, the Charter allows for the beginning of the celebration of forty-ones for the dead - the living rejoice in the good news of the Resurrection with the dead. It is imperative to know the date of parent's day in order to take the opportunity to remember your deceased relatives, friends and acquaintances, remember them, visit the cemeteries where they are buried and clean up the graves.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ON PARENTS' DAY 2017?
Enough significant amount people visit relatives and friends at the cemetery precisely on Easter. Many, unfortunately, adhere to the tradition of accompanying visits to the dead with excessive consumption. alcoholic drinks. And those who do not do this very often do not even know when on Easter days they can (and should) remember the dead. The first commemoration of the deceased after Easter takes place on the second Easter week (week), after St. Thomas Sunday, on Tuesday. And the widespread tradition of going to the cemetery on the Easter holiday itself is in conflict with the liturgical charter of the Church on the grounds that one should not allow a mixture of mournful funereal and solemn celebratory things: before the ninth day from Easter, commemoration of the dead cannot be performed. If a person passes into another world on Easter, then he is buried according to a special Easter rite.
At the same time, on Radonitsa there is a custom of celebrating Easter at the graves of the dead, where Easter cakes, colored eggs and other Easter dishes are brought. Traditionally, the number of dishes should be odd. There a funeral meal is served and part of what is prepared is given to the poor in the form of alms for the funeral of the soul. At the cemetery there is real, living, everyday communication with the dead. They share with them the joys and sorrows that have happened since the last visit to the cemetery. In addition, when you come to the cemetery on Parents' Day, you need to light a candle and pray intensely. To perform litia during the commemoration of the dead, a priest should be invited. You can also read the Akathist about the repose of the dead. Then you need to clean up the grave, be silent for a while, remembering the deceased. The Church condemns some folk customs that occur on this day. There is no need to drink or eat in a cemetery, it is unacceptable to pour alcohol on a grave mound - these actions insult the memory of the dead. The tradition of leaving a glass of vodka with bread on a grave is a relic of pagan culture and should not be observed in Christian Orthodox families. It is better to give food to the poor or hungry. Let them pray for our departed, and then the Lord may send some consolation to our relatives. But despite this, many people, like their ancestors, come to the cemetery to sip and pour for the deceased themselves.
Prayer for the departed is the greatest and most important thing we can do for those who have passed on to another world. By and large, the deceased does not need either a coffin or a monument - all this is a tribute to traditions, albeit pious ones. But the ever-living soul of the deceased experiences a great need for our constant prayer, because it itself cannot do good deeds with which it would be able to appease God. That is why prayer at home for loved ones, prayer in the cemetery at the grave of the deceased is the duty of every Orthodox Christian.
Commemoration in the Church provides special assistance to the deceased. Before visiting the cemetery, one of the relatives should come to the church at the beginning of the service, submit a note with the name of the deceased for commemoration at the altar (it is best if this is commemorated at a proskomedia, when a piece is taken out of a special prosphora for the deceased, and then in a sign of the washing away of his sins will be lowered into the Chalice with the Holy Gifts). After the liturgy, a memorial service must be celebrated.
In some regions Russian Federation Radonitsa was a day of home and church commemoration, when it was not customary to visit the dead in cemeteries. So in the north-east of Russia, as well as in some places in Belarus, they prepared a bathhouse for the dead, leaving water with a broom and clean linen for them, but they themselves did not wash or even enter the bathhouse. And in the morning they looked for traces of the dead in the ashes scattered on the floor.
Also on this day, the tradition of “calling out the rain” developed. Children used simple spells to summon the first spring rain. Folk omens claim that there was not a single Radonitsa Tuesday on which a few drops of rain did not fall. If after the spells it started to rain, then everyone began to wash themselves with “heavenly water”, which was supposed to bring happiness. If the first spring thunder strikes on this day, then young women and girls should wash themselves with rainwater through golden and silver rings. According to popular beliefs, this preserved beauty and youth for a long time.
TRADITIONS FOR RADONITSA.
Initially, this wonderful holiday was celebrated on some hill, hence the name Red Hill. For the festivities, the entire village gathered before dawn to honor the main deity - Yarilo. In the same place they organized cheerful celebrations with a rich table and many different entertainments and games. And as soon as the sun appeared, the whole village shouted: “Glory to Yarila! Hello, red sun!
It was also customary to invite spring earlier. In different villages one could hear every now and then: “Spring come to us! With joy, with mercy! With grainy rye, with curly oats, with mustachioed barley...” Many believed that if this was not done, the harvest would be meager and poor.
They also found time to go to the cemetery to visit deceased relatives. Just like today, the people carried a lot of dishes and boiled chicken eggs. However, our ancestors did not just place them under the grave. To begin with, they beat it on the grave, after which they cleaned it and buried the shell in the ground, and the egg itself was given to the poor.
It is worth noting that previously Radonitsa was celebrated for more than one day, so the whole village walked, inviting other villages to visit. Be sure to treat everyone with traditional dishes for this day - scrambled eggs, pancakes, loaves, various pies, in general, everything that was in the shape of a circle. The obligatory entertainment that day was rolling an egg down the mountain. The one whose egg rolls the longest without breaking will be the happiest in the entire village.
Krasnaya Gorka was still a holiday of love, and all because this is the holiday when many young people gathered, not only from one village, sometimes even from several villages. The young people looked closely at each other, got to know each other, and some, in a playful and humorous manner, confessed their love or sympathy. Therefore, Radonitsa has always been a holiday of the birth of love and strong family. The girls prepared especially for this holiday - they dressed up in new beautiful clothes, braided braids and wove flowers or even wreaths with ribbons into them. But staying at home on Radonitsa was considered bad omen In addition, in this case, young people did not miss the opportunity to mock such a person and come up with various funny nicknames. Many believed that whoever stayed at home on this day would definitely be unhappy in the coming year.
Married and adult women tried to prepare as much food as possible on this day in order to set aside some for temples and give the other part to the poor. Many believed that this could bring good luck in the coming year.
Krasnaya Gorka has always been considered the most successful day for a wedding, and not at all because of signs or superstitions, but because weddings depended on the sowing season. Therefore, they were noted or in early spring or late autumn before harvest. Perhaps because of this you can often hear that Radonitsa is Maiden's Day.
And for those who wooed on this holiday, there was a separate custom. To do this, all the youth in the village gathered and went in a crowd to the house, where they celebrated the matchmaking. Under the house they sang songs, and sometimes even showed performances, for which they were treated delicious dishes from the table. And the girl and the guy who were matched together were called “the bindweed” and “the bindweed.”
Since rain on Radonitsa was a good omen, they tried to cause it. To do this, children on the street called out to him: “Water, rain, on woman’s rye, on grandfather’s wheat, on girl’s flax, water with a bucket.” Or: “Rain, rain, let it fall harder, quickly, warm us guys up!”
If it did start to rain, then all the people went out into the street and washed themselves with this water for good luck, and the girl always took silver rings with her and washed herself with them too.
SIGNS FOR RADONITSA 2017.
It was considered a bad omen if you did not come to your family’s grave on that day. They believed that no one would remember or remember this person after death.
Under no circumstances should any work in the garden be started earlier. It was believed that this could lead to drought, crop failure and the death of one of the loved ones.
It was also a bad omen that it rained before lunch, after which the wind blew in the evening. In this case, it was believed that the ancestors were not happy that they were forgotten and did not come to the graves. But if you just go to Radonitsa it's raining, but there is no wind, then this means happiness in the house and a rich harvest.
The housewife who is the first to prepare the festive meal will be the first to reap the harvest, and her harvest will be richer than that of the others.
Our ancestors also believed that the family that came first to the cemetery would be the happiest of the year, and even possibly receive special wisdom that would help in solving many problems.
DIVINATION FOR RADONITSA 2017.
Fortune telling for Radonitsa 2017. On Radonitsa, unmarried girls got together and told fortunes. It should be noted that there were no clearly established rituals on Radonitsa; as a rule, girls used those fortune-telling that were used on all Christmastides. For example, girls tried to find out their fate with the help of a book.
In the spring, women wove wreaths from birch branches, and then went to the river to float it. They believed that wherever the wreath floated, the groom would come from there. If he lingered near the shore, then there would be no marriage this year, but if the wreath sank, then they assumed that there would be trouble. Many girls believed that in this case she would soon die.
One of the most common fortune telling was fortune telling on a birch branch. Single girls They went to the grove and picked one branch. Then before going to bed they put it under the pillow. Whoever comes in a dream that night will be her groom.
Video: Parents' Day 2017.
Christian traditions, based on eternal life, call to remember our ancestors and pray for their peace. The best place for commemoration it is a church, but there are 8 days a year of general worship, the main one is Parents' Day 2017, which is celebrated on the 9th day after, it falls on Tuesday.
Traditions of Parents' Day
On Memorial Day, even non-believers go to the grave to visit their parents and other deceased loved ones. On Parents' Day in 2017, in the morning you need to visit the temple of God, pray for the reassurance of the soul of the deceased, leave a memorial note and light a candle. The whole family usually goes to the cemetery, they remember all the good things that are associated with the deceased, it is not customary to be sad and cry - even the name speaks of the joy in which the soul of the deceased rests. But to invite a priest and order a litiya means to take care of the forgiveness of sins and the peaceful stay of a relative in the next world. One should behave with restraint, speak in lower tones, in order to maintain respect for the resting souls. If you decide to take communion at the grave of your relatives, mainly Easter treats, you need to lay out the towel, put out the food, and with a kind word drink a glass of wine or vodka for the repose of the soul of your loved one. The leftover food is distributed to the poor in the cemetery or left on the gravestone, and a lit memorial lamp or church candle is also placed here.
When are Parents' Day and other memorial dates celebrated?
Throughout the year, departed relatives and friends are remembered, this individual dates– birth and death, and general. Helps you keep track of the holidays church calendar, since only the main memorial day is especially honored among the people, almost everyone knows what date Parents' Day in 2017 is April 25. Here are other days of special commemoration:
- February 18 – Ecumenical Parents' Saturday. They remember all the deceased without exception; this is the day of unity of all souls and communication with the departed;
- March 11, 18, 25 – 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays of Great Lent, during which no other church mass services are held;
- May 9 – a solemn service dedicated to those who fell for the liberation of the country during the Great Patriotic War;
- June 3 – Trinity Parents' Saturday, all relatives are remembered, but the main attention is devoted to the memory of parents;
- November 4 - Dimitrov Parents' Saturday - was established on the initiative of Dmitry Donskoy in honor of those who fell on the Kulikovo Field in the battle with Mamai.
On all of the above dates, solemn services are held in churches, but it is Parents' Day in 2017, on which date the major liturgy is celebrated, that Christians especially honor. On church services It is customary to bring food with you and lay it out on the eve (funeral table). After the end of the service, the offerings are distributed to the poor and needy and transferred to shelters.
Parents' days for visiting the cemetery in 2017 are any of the above list, but usually this is the general holiday of Radonitsa and, at the request of relatives, the birthdays and deaths of departed loved ones. If relatives live in another city or country, they simply go to church, pray and light a candle for the repose. Prayers addressed to God help souls find eternal peace and deliver them from sins committed during life.
Pagan beliefs accompanying Parents' Day
Before the advent of Christianity, there was also a holiday called Radonitsa, in which the pagan deities Radunitsa, who protected the souls and peace of the departed, were glorified. Gifts were brought and left on the hillock in order to appease the deity. Orthodox Christians celebrate Parents' Day 2017 with some traditions that came from pagan times; they try not to be sad, but, on the contrary, to rejoice for their relatives who have moved to the eternal kingdom of peace. The resurrection of Christ, as a victory over death, helps to overcome the sadness of loss. But the ancient, pre-Christian customs of having fun in the cemetery, drinking alcohol and pouring vodka on the grave, fortunately, have disappeared from our lives. Church canons are categorically against drinking alcohol in a cemetery and singing secular songs there - this is an insult to the memory of the deceased. Parents' Day 2017, the date on which Orthodox Christians honor relatives, should be celebrated with restraint, with prayer and respect. Cleaning up the grave, standing silently and distributing alms and food to the disadvantaged - these are the actions that befit a true believer.
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