The Trinity is the greatest holiday of all Orthodox Christians, which falls on the 50th day after Easter. A day is commemorated in memory of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and it is dedicated to the glorification of the Holy Trinity. This is the twelfth holiday in the Orthodox calendar. In this article we will learn how to celebrate the Trinity today, and also remember how our ancestors once did in Russia.
Generally celebrate this holiday began in the IV century! It was then that the doctrine of the Trinity was finally approved in the Council of Constantinople: they proclaimed monotheism - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Do you know how to celebrate the Trinity? No? Now we will tell you!
Great holiday
Previously, the Trinity was bound to take place in the fresh air - in the forest, in nature. So-called festivities were held. It is worth noting that they were very noisy. Let's find out how this day was celebrated in Ancient Russia, and how it is celebrated now - in Russia!
How Trinity was celebrated in Russia
Before the Trinity
It is interesting that in the very last week before this bright holiday - on Thursday - in Russia it was customary to cook certain dishes and treats: pies, chicken, cakes, fried eggs. In addition, people cooked different stews of poultry. After mass, you had to go to the forest, taking all the yummy with you. People sat under the trees and drank beer, biting their pastries. The younger generation was engaged in fortune telling that day.
In addition, in Russia the Trinity festivities were directly related to wedding customs and rituals, in particular, young people chose a soul mate. Then the couple stopped at the branching birch that attracted them and began to weave wreaths, trying not to break the branches from the tree.
On holiday
The festivities that began before the holiday continued into Trinity ... People also arranged a feast in nature, and the young guys, who had once chosen a mate and twisted wreaths, went back to that forest, but not to join in the festivities, but to develop these wreaths back. At the same time, each couple who found their previously entwined wreath could judge this or that future:
- if the wreath is wilted - do not expect good;
- remained green and fresh - happiness is coming.
Obligatory custom
Already in Russia on the Trinity among Orthodox Christians it was customary to decorate their houses and Temples with flowers and twigs of birch! What for? Anyone who knows how to celebrate the Trinity will immediately reply that flowers and greenery are symbols of life! That is how Christians expressed and continue to express to the Lord gratitude and joy for the fact that He was able to revive them through baptism into a new life!
How to celebrate the Trinity in RussiaFolklore says that the people of Trinity Week are called green Christmas time. In principle, people who know and remember how to celebrate the Trinity, try to maintain the traditions of their ancestors and arrange festivities. They bake loaves, invite guests, give them wreaths made of herbs. Trinity is a truly beautiful holiday! Of course, the custom to decorate Temples and houses with flowers, twigs or grass has been preserved to this day.