Customs for Easter which should be respected
Easter is the greatest Christian holiday, the day of Christ’s resurrection. At believers, who Easter celebrated according to the Julian calendar, Easter is also called Easter. Easter is celebrated for three days and represents the so-called a “moving” holiday, meaning that its date changes every year, but it must always be on a Sunday.
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Customs for Easter in our nation
On Good Friday, when the memory of Christ’s crucifixion is celebrated, in our temples, in the afternoon, the shroud (cloth on which Christ’s burial is depicted) is brought out, which the faithful kiss until Easter. The shroud is placed on a specially decorated table in front of the altar.
In some of our regions, customs for Easter they imply that the faithful, after kissing the shroud, crawl under the table on which the shroud is placed. According to folk belief, when you draw, you should pray to God and think of a nice wish, and that wish will be fulfilled. On Good Friday, it is preferable not to eat anything, and if you eat, fasting is obligatory.
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Easter is also associated with beautiful customs in our nation. Throughout the Christian world, including us Serbs, this holiday is associated with the custom of gifting eggs.
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The egg is a symbol of the renewal of nature and life. A red Easter egg means joy for both those who give it and those who receive it.
One of the most beautiful and joyful Serbian customs, which has not been eradicated, even in cities, is dyeing eggs for Easter. According to established tradition, a diligent housewife dyes Easter eggs on Good Friday, a day when, by the way, nothing else is done. The first colored egg is set aside until next Easter and is called “guardhouse“.
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When the day of the Resurrection of Christ dawns, from all the towers of the Orthodox churches, all the bells ring for a long time, announcing the arrival of the great holiday. The host goes with his flock to the church for the holy Easter service. After the service, the people greet each other with the words: “Christ is Risen!” and “Really Easter!” That greeting lasts until Easter.
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When you come home from church, all the family members greet each other with Easter greetings and kiss. The host then lights a candle, takes a censer and incense, incenses all the members of the household who are standing at the prayer, hands the censer to someone younger and he incenses the whole house. If one does not know how to sing the Easter troparion, the “Our Father” and other prayers that are known by heart are read aloud, or they are read from the prayer book.
On the table is a decorated bowl with painted eggs. The host takes one egg first, followed by all the housemates. Then there is joy and a competition of whose egg is the strongest. It is a great joy for children.
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Some of the customs for Easter are:
– For Easter, one should wash oneself in the morning with water in which dogwood, fennel, basil and a red Easter egg have been soaked,
– Children should be touched with a red egg – so that they are red and healthy throughout the year,
– On Easter, early in the morning, people went to church for matins,
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– Special breads are kneaded for Easter. In eastern Serbia and some parts of Vojvodina, buns are baked with a whole egg inserted (korvžanjak), which are exchanged with friends,
– On Easter day, eggs and sweets are hidden in the yard and the house, so children look for hidden gifts