Parent's Day - is the ninth day after the happy Easter.At this time, commemorate the dead relatives.How does this happen?The faithful Orthodox Christians visit the graves of their relatives and friends, bringing the deceased souls of the good news of Christ's resurrection.Since Easter - it's really good news, that the parent and the day began to wear a second name - Radonitsa (or Radunitsa).
There is another version of the origin of the name.The fact that Radonitsa (and Funeral feast) - the names of the goddesses, who are the guardians of the dead souls.Earlier in sacrifice to these deities, people brought abundant viands, leaving them in burial mounds.This was done, and to the soul, which is forty days is still on the ground, enjoying the respect given to it by the living.After some time, the names of these goddesses began to designate the wake: the ancient Slavs called this ritual funeral feast, and modern humans began to call spring wake the dead relatives Radonitsa (the same day that the parent).
Tribute to dead
Orthodoxy knows several commemorative days throughout the year.All of them are called SATURDAY, since most of them falls exactly on Saturdays.But Radonitsa - this is probably the most massive parent day.It does not have a specific date and do not fall on a Saturday, and always - on Tuesday (in Fomin week).
today decided to visit a cemetery on Parent's Day is not only as a tribute to memory of deceased parents or relatives, and then to restore order in their graves after the winter.People harvested last year's leaves, weed weeds pose new artificial flowers or thrown alive corrected fences, bolted in place have fallen with pictures of monuments, and so on. D.
Spring - a time of awakening and cleansing!
Parents' Day, the date of which falls on spring days, no accident is celebrated at this time.Spring commemoration of the dead is given great religious significance in cultural studies of Orthodox Christians.After all, spring - the awakening of Mother Nature and the world from its winter sleep.Living in this time of need the support of their ancestors.Here people come and "talk" to their deceased relatives and parents, to restore order in their "houses".
Since Radonitsa directly dedicated to Easter, in this day to bring colored eggs, Easter treats and make a memorial meal in the cemetery.Part of the meal is given in remembrance of the souls of the deceased relative's poor people.That is, according to religious beliefs, there is a "dialogue" with the people ahead of us.We are together with the dead relatives celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, of his stunning victory over death, rejoicing that they, too, could be reborn in a new - Eternal Life!
popular belief
believed that on the ninth day after Easter the dead inspired the Great Resurrection, go out of their graves and are happy that their children and relatives remember them.This belief is a kind of ancestor worship.
