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When the Slavic New Year is celebrated
Orthodox September 14 It celebrates an important holiday - the Church New Year, or New Year. In the modern world, everyone is used to celebrating the New Year on December 31, but in the church tradition, the autumn holiday has been preserved, which marks the beginning of a new period. This holiday dates back to Byzantium, but unites Christians around the world to this day.
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The Church New Year holiday began to be celebrated around the XIII century. The reason is that September 1 (September 14 in a new way) in the Byzantine Empire began the tax year - the indict. Later, the word became synonymous with the word “year”. In Russia, this day was a great holiday with many traditions and beliefs. In connection with the onset of autumn, many works in the field were completed, which means that this was also the beginning of the new season. It is also celebrated on this day. Seed Angel Day.
Each holiday over time acquires traditions, rituals and prohibitions, and this was no exception. The night before, it was customary to extinguish the old fire in the house, and in the early morning to light a new one. In the morning, people went to the festive prayer service. During the service, they thanked God for the past year, asked for mercy and grace for the next.
On this day, it was customary to do deeds of mercy, take care of the poor and the sick. The very essence of the Church New Year was that people take stock and pray for the fulfillment of their hopes in the future. Prayer is the most important thing to do on this day. The priests also say that this is the best day for communion.
Feast and bans are rich. Our ancestors believed that on this day you can not go to the bank of the river until the dew descends. There was a legend that on this day from the very morning the eel fish comes ashore, washing away all the ailments, passing them to a person. It was believed that came ashore can get sick with terrible ailments. But it's just a legend.
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It is more important to know that on this day you can not swear, swear and offend others. In addition, today you need to deal with all the money matters, so that next year will be successful. It is also worth asking forgiveness from everyone with whom you are in a quarrel, so as not to bring trouble in the new period.
On almost all Orthodox holidays, you can not do household chores, but not on this day. On New Year’s Day, you can and should be busy at home. This is especially true of needlework. This day is good for moving and new beginnings.
It is best to spend this day in prayer, and then to be with relatives and relatives. It is a home and family holiday that requires love and harmony.
In addition to prohibitions and traditions, there are very interesting signs for this day.
New Year's Notes
That’s all I wanted to tell you about this holy day. This is a very bright autumn holiday, which should be held calmly, with love and harmony. Happy New Year to you!
We have already said that on this day you need to go to communion, and therefore to get drunk. We told you what not to say during confession.
The Church on this holiday welcomes any prayers, the main thing is that they are sincere. But recently we wrote about the most powerful prayer that everyone should learn by heart.
Did you know about the New Year’s Eve? How do you celebrate it? Tell us in the comments!
Editorial "Site" It will tell you why this holiday is so important and how to celebrate it.
The Church New Year holiday began to be celebrated around the XIII century. The reason is that September 1 (September 14 in a new way) in the Byzantine Empire began the tax year - the indict. Later, the word became synonymous with the word “year”. In Russia, this day was a great holiday with many traditions and beliefs. In connection with the onset of autumn, many works in the field were completed, which means that this was also the beginning of the new season. It is also celebrated on this day. Seed Angel Day.
Each holiday over time acquires traditions, rituals and prohibitions, and this was no exception. The night before, it was customary to extinguish the old fire in the house, and in the early morning to light a new one. In the morning, people went to the festive prayer service. During the service, they thanked God for the past year, asked for mercy and grace for the next.
On this day, it was customary to do deeds of mercy, take care of the poor and the sick. The very essence of the Church New Year was that people take stock and pray for the fulfillment of their hopes in the future. Prayer is the most important thing to do on this day. The priests also say that this is the best day for communion.
Feast and bans are rich. Our ancestors believed that on this day you can not go to the bank of the river until the dew descends. There was a legend that on this day from the very morning the eel fish comes ashore, washing away all the ailments, passing them to a person. It was believed that came ashore can get sick with terrible ailments. But it's just a legend.
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It is more important to know that on this day you can not swear, swear and offend others. In addition, today you need to deal with all the money matters, so that next year will be successful. It is also worth asking forgiveness from everyone with whom you are in a quarrel, so as not to bring trouble in the new period.
On almost all Orthodox holidays, you can not do household chores, but not on this day. On New Year’s Day, you can and should be busy at home. This is especially true of needlework. This day is good for moving and new beginnings.
It is best to spend this day in prayer, and then to be with relatives and relatives. It is a home and family holiday that requires love and harmony.
In addition to prohibitions and traditions, there are very interesting signs for this day.
New Year's Notes
- If the weather is warm on September 14, then a warm winter is coming.
- If the wind is from the south, the winter will be warm.
- Dry weather - autumn will be warm and without rain.
- If the birds have already flown to warm lands, winter will come early.
- If it rains, the whole autumn will be rainy.
- A lot of webs - autumn will be dry and long. 18513.
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That’s all I wanted to tell you about this holy day. This is a very bright autumn holiday, which should be held calmly, with love and harmony. Happy New Year to you!
We have already said that on this day you need to go to communion, and therefore to get drunk. We told you what not to say during confession.
The Church on this holiday welcomes any prayers, the main thing is that they are sincere. But recently we wrote about the most powerful prayer that everyone should learn by heart.
Did you know about the New Year’s Eve? How do you celebrate it? Tell us in the comments!
