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Metropolitan Igor told when this year Maslenitsa and why we celebrate Easter in the old style
In 2024, Ukraine switched to the New Julian church calendar. This year we celebrated Christmas in a new way – December 25. But with the spring holidays, everything is not so simple. When Maslenitsa in 2024 and Easter The editorial board will tell you today. "Site".
Maslenitsa does not belong to church ceremonies, but the people of Ukraine very much revere this holiday. It appeared long before the Baptism of Russia and is a pagan holiday. Our ancestors associated this holiday with the end of winter and preparation for spring. Shroud has no fixed date and begins 56 days before Lent. For a whole week we celebrate Maslenitsa, see off winter and meet spring. This year, Maslenka Week falls from 11 to 17 March. This holiday is very fun and is celebrated with various rituals.
When Maslenitsa in 2024 and Easter In Ukraine, it is accepted not only to bake pancakes in Maslenitsa week, but also to please family and guests with dumplings with sour cream. Fillings for dumplings can be very diverse. A popular Ukrainian proverb says: “Wait for the dumplings, Maslenitsa will come to you.” Zaporozhye Cossacks always joked that even the Turks eat dumplings during the Masleniki Week. On the last day – Sunday, pancakes were also prepared with various fillings. Sunday is considered a forgiving Sunday, when it is customary to ask for forgiveness and forgive everyone.
Even Maslenitsa in Ukraine is called Kolodiya. In honor of the little deity Sun-God, who gained strength began to spin the Solar Circle. Previously, a wooden shoe in Ukrainians was associated with the procreation. In Masleninsky week, the shoe was tied to the leg of unmarried guys. So they told them it was time to start a family and think about procreation. The guys paid off the shoe with money, sweets and gifts. At the end of the week, the shoe was burned, saying goodbye to winter.
When we celebrate Easter Ukraine After Olive Week comes Great Lent. It lasts 50 days and ends with the celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection – Easter. Thus, Orthodox Ukrainians in 2024 will celebrate this holiday on May 5. Why is the Lord’s Resurrection not celebrated on a new calendar? The fact is that different churches use different Easter. This is a calendar that calculates the onset of Great Lent and Easter, and all church holidays. And in order to switch to a single calendar of the Orthodox Church, you need to wait for Easter for Orthodox and Catholics to fall on one day. This will happen next year, 2025, and it is from next year that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will completely switch to the new chronology.
Easter is the most revered holiday after Christmas. During the celebration of Easter, it is customary to say to each other “Christ is Risen!” and answer “Truly Risen!” The last week of Lent before Easter is considered the strictest. It is also called Holy Week. During this period, you need to carefully monitor not only your diet, but also your thoughts. You can’t think bad things, hurt someone or scold, even mentally. At this time, the hostess prepare for the holiday, clean the house, decorate it. On Easter Sunday morning, it is customary for the whole family to gather at one table and wish each other health and well-being.
We have already told about other traditions of the Easter holiday, we advise you to re-read and how to start preparing. And how do you prepare and celebrate Maslenitsa and Easter? Share your family traditions in the comments.
Maslenitsa does not belong to church ceremonies, but the people of Ukraine very much revere this holiday. It appeared long before the Baptism of Russia and is a pagan holiday. Our ancestors associated this holiday with the end of winter and preparation for spring. Shroud has no fixed date and begins 56 days before Lent. For a whole week we celebrate Maslenitsa, see off winter and meet spring. This year, Maslenka Week falls from 11 to 17 March. This holiday is very fun and is celebrated with various rituals.
When Maslenitsa in 2024 and Easter In Ukraine, it is accepted not only to bake pancakes in Maslenitsa week, but also to please family and guests with dumplings with sour cream. Fillings for dumplings can be very diverse. A popular Ukrainian proverb says: “Wait for the dumplings, Maslenitsa will come to you.” Zaporozhye Cossacks always joked that even the Turks eat dumplings during the Masleniki Week. On the last day – Sunday, pancakes were also prepared with various fillings. Sunday is considered a forgiving Sunday, when it is customary to ask for forgiveness and forgive everyone.
Even Maslenitsa in Ukraine is called Kolodiya. In honor of the little deity Sun-God, who gained strength began to spin the Solar Circle. Previously, a wooden shoe in Ukrainians was associated with the procreation. In Masleninsky week, the shoe was tied to the leg of unmarried guys. So they told them it was time to start a family and think about procreation. The guys paid off the shoe with money, sweets and gifts. At the end of the week, the shoe was burned, saying goodbye to winter.
When we celebrate Easter Ukraine After Olive Week comes Great Lent. It lasts 50 days and ends with the celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection – Easter. Thus, Orthodox Ukrainians in 2024 will celebrate this holiday on May 5. Why is the Lord’s Resurrection not celebrated on a new calendar? The fact is that different churches use different Easter. This is a calendar that calculates the onset of Great Lent and Easter, and all church holidays. And in order to switch to a single calendar of the Orthodox Church, you need to wait for Easter for Orthodox and Catholics to fall on one day. This will happen next year, 2025, and it is from next year that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will completely switch to the new chronology.
Easter is the most revered holiday after Christmas. During the celebration of Easter, it is customary to say to each other “Christ is Risen!” and answer “Truly Risen!” The last week of Lent before Easter is considered the strictest. It is also called Holy Week. During this period, you need to carefully monitor not only your diet, but also your thoughts. You can’t think bad things, hurt someone or scold, even mentally. At this time, the hostess prepare for the holiday, clean the house, decorate it. On Easter Sunday morning, it is customary for the whole family to gather at one table and wish each other health and well-being.
We have already told about other traditions of the Easter holiday, we advise you to re-read and how to start preparing. And how do you prepare and celebrate Maslenitsa and Easter? Share your family traditions in the comments.
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