Christmas when celebrated in. Christmas: how to celebrate, Christmas table and folk traditions. Christmas Eve and its customs
How and when Christmas is celebrated in 2017, the date, the number of the holiday, what Christmas traditions exist, what date is Christmas Eve, and what gifts are given. Almost all over the world Christmas is celebrated differently from us, Catholics celebrate this holiday on the night of December 24-25, according to the Gregorian calendar. According to our calendar (Julian), the Serbian, Jerusalem and Georgian Orthodox churches, and a number of other Greek Catholic and Protestant churches celebrate Christmas. On the night of January 6-7, the Christmas service begins in all Orthodox churches and temples, which, as a rule, are witnessed by millions of believers. January 6 - Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve January 7, 2017 - Christmas is a great holiday, constant date Christmas Celebration Christmas is considered a family holiday all over the world, when all family members gather at the same table. We are not so committed to this custom, so on this holiday all friends and relatives are invited to the house. On Christmas night, the doors opened wide and any passer-by was invited to the festive table, even if it was a homeless beggar, because an old belief said that Jesus Christ himself could be hiding under the guise of a homeless person. Christmas Eve 2017 The day before Christmas is called Christmas Eve, which is the final day of the forty-day strict Christmas fast. Christmas Eve is celebrated on January 6, 2016 - the Eve of the Nativity of Christ. The name "Christmas Eve" comes from "sochivo" - a traditional ritual dish prepared on Christmas Day. This is a lean porridge made from cereals with honey and nuts. There are hundreds of variations in the preparation of this dish, some of which have come to us since ancient times. Read here how best to cook kutya from rice and raisins with nuts and honey. In memory of the star of Bethlehem, which announced the birth of the Savior to the Magi, on Christmas Eve one should not take any food until the first star appears, but with the appearance of the first star, one can sit down at the table and wish each other all the best. The festive table must be set with 12 dishes. In addition to oozing, dishes such as pancakes, ham, jelly, lamb with porridge, aspic fish, stuffed turkey, pig, duck or goose with apples, boiled pork, meatloaf, stuffed chicken baked in the oven, pies, homemade sausage should be served on the table , gingerbread, and other dishes. Christmas Traditions Traditionally, the decoration of the festive table was fresh hay, which was brought into the house and laid out on the table and was a symbol of the manger, in which, after being born, Jesus lay. Now, due to the problematic nature of finding hay in the city, sometimes a Christmas nativity scene is sometimes placed in the center of the festive table. In the old days, the Christmas festive table had to be covered with a snow-white tablecloth, and many adhere to this tradition today. There is no specific prescription for table setting, but it is important that the Christmas table was decorated very solemnly and abounded in the number of dishes. There is such a tradition that came to us from antiquity. For the new year to be successful, you need to bring bread crumbs or various seeds to the birds on the eve of Christmas or on Christmas night itself. With the onset of Christmas, Christmastide begins, which continues until Epiphany Christmas Eve, and includes the holidays of St. Basil the Great and the Eve of Epiphany. During this period, people visit and congratulate relatives and friends, walk, have fun, girls - guess. From antiquity to the present day, the tradition of caroling has been preserved. Caroling should definitely open doors and treat them with sweets or give money. Also at Christmas, fortune-telling begins, of which there are a great many. Usually girls are wondering, mainly in the hope of finding out whether they will marry next year or will remain “in girls”. Gift for Christmas 2017 On Christmas, as well as on New Year, it is customary to give gifts. It used to be thought that a Christmas gift should be made by hand, but now it can be a purchased gift as well. It is very symbolic on this holiday to give each other the figures of angels, made independently or bought. The donated angel needs to be hung in the room and he will certainly give happiness, good luck and success to its owner in the new year. Also, there must be a variety of drinks on the table, depending on the preferences of the owners.
In Christian churches, the holiday is celebrated with solemn services. Their part is the all-night vigil, when the priests praise Christ. This holiday for Orthodox Christians is the second most important after Easter. On this day, among Christians, it is customary to say, addressing each other: "Christ was born!", "We glorify him!"
The 40-day Christmas fast (Korochun) ends the day before. Believers break their fast and participate in 12-day festivities. Everyday celebration is accompanied by fortune-telling, caroling, performances of mummers. Christmas Eve ends the Christmas fast, so the fasting rules apply to it: you cannot eat meat, eggs, or dairy products. If Christmas Eve falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then you can drink some wine. Water, contrary to some statements, can be drunk.
On Christmastide days, you cannot marry (get married), hunt, kill animals. Folk beliefs on January 7 prohibit sewing, washing, putting on old things, washing, sweeping out garbage, guessing (on the other days of Christmas time, you can guess). A woman should not be allowed to be the first guest.
In Russia, caroling remains the main non-church Christmas rite. This tradition dates back to pagan times, when during Christmastide they tried to please the gods, who, being satisfied, will help all year long both in the field and in the hut. Caroling includes the performance of holiday songs (carols), dressing up in animals: a bull, a bear, a goose, a goat, and others. Caroling was accompanied by fortune-telling and puppet shows. The Church disapproves of caroling, considering it a relic of paganism and superstition.
Supermoon- This is a full moon that occurs during periods of perigee (the closest approach of the moon to the Earth). At such moments, the lunar disk "shines" one third brighter and looks larger than usual by 15%. There is a Super Moon 2-3 times throughout the year. First time in 2020 - March 9.It is known that the full moon has a powerful physical and emotional impact on people and changes their behavior. And vice versa - the celestial object itself on such days is susceptible to the flow of human desires. Therefore, if at the moment of the full moon (and especially the Super Moon) to direct the generated energy in the right direction, the probability of a positive effect is high.
Today we will talk about how and what time to make a wish on the Super Moon on March 9, 2020 to acquire or get rid of something.
It is believed that on the growing moon, one should make a wish to acquire, and on the waning one, to get rid of something.
The exact time of Supermoon 2020 is the moment at which the lunar phase changes from increasing to decreasing. In March, the Super Moon takes place on March 9, 2020 at 20:50 Moscow time.
You should make a wish for a purchase in a period of time that starts 30 minutes before the exact moment of the Super Moon, and ends 5 minutes before the event: from 20:20 to 20:45 Moscow time... And desires aimed at getting rid of something are "accepted" from 20:55 to 21:25 Moscow time.
Same you should pay attention to the visibility of the full moon... The better you can see the moon, the higher the likelihood of your wish being fulfilled. Therefore, in the case of variable cloudiness, it is necessary to wait for an acceptable visibility of the moon ball (within the permissible period of time).
That is, what time to make a wish on the Super Moon on March 9, 2020:
* For purchase - from 20:20 to 20:45 Moscow time.
* For deliverance - from 20:55 to 21:25 Moscow time.
How to make a wish:
You need to calm down, throw all thoughts out of your head, except for "the one", and then present the object of your desires (or event) in as much detail as possible in present time(as if you already possess this item, or an event already happens to you).
Being a purely Christian holiday, Christmas, nevertheless, does not leave indifferent either ardent atheists or followers of other confessions around the world. This is a triumph of kindness, love and mercy, which unites people, regardless of what day the celebration takes place and what traditions it accompanies. The Nativity of Christ in Russia will become one of the brightest moments of the winter holidays, when, among a series of noisy holidays, there will be a place for a spiritual component.
A holiday that unites
The tradition of celebrating Christmas carries the deepest meaning - believers glorify on this day Christ, who was born in the glorious city of Bethlehem. Bright joy and gratitude - these are the feelings that should accompany the Orthodox on this day. Attending festive services, spending this time with family, we comprehend the most important meaning of existence, trying to get closer to God.
This holiday belongs to the twelve by the Orthodox Church, and therefore the question of what date is Christmas in 2017, as at any other time, must be answered - January 7, since this date is fixed and does not change from year to year. For Catholics, the celebration of Christmas falls on December 25 according to the Gregorian calendar. This is the reason that the Orthodox, celebrated according to the Julian calendar, and the Catholic Christmas in 2017 do not coincide in numbers. But the essence of the holiday still does not change from this.
Indeed, in fact, it is absolutely unimportant on what date this celebration falls, be it Catholic or some other, the main thing is that it exists, and brings great joy to all people. In European countries, this Catholic celebration is more important than the New Year. Christmas preparations there begin 2 weeks before the holiday, trying to foresee everything, buy gifts for the whole family, decorate the house, take care of the festive dinner.
Christmas Eve and its customs
Christmas is preceded by Christmas Eve, the day on which the Christmas fast ends. For Catholics, it falls on December 24, for Orthodox - on January 6. In Russia, on Christmas Eve, a two-week fasting ends, and only when the first star lights up in the sky, is it allowed to eat the meal. Dinner traditionally consists of 12 lean treats, among which must necessarily contain:
- kutia with nuts, poppy seeds and honey,
- vareniki,
- pancakes,
- porridge,
- boiled peas,
- mushroom borscht,
- uzvar (a kind of dried fruit compote).
And only the next day, meat, fish and dairy dishes appear on the table, from which they abstained during the fast. Roast meat, homemade sausages, porridge with cracklings, kutia with meat - what the hostesses did not cook before for Christmas dinner. However, their example can be followed now.
Christmas traditions
No matter how different the customs in different countries were regarding the meeting of Christmas, they all have one thing in common - this holiday traditionally presupposes a manifestation of mercy to absolutely all people. In Russia, it was believed that a stranger who accidentally looked into a house these days, even a beggar, could turn out to be the Savior himself. Therefore, such guests were willingly greeted and given various honors. And among Europeans, charity events timed to coincide with Christmas have become a kind of symbol of this holiday. One way or another, these days the church calls on us to show mercy not only to those close and familiar to us, but also to everyone, without exception, to whom our help will come in handy. Even the remnants of the festive dinner were carried out over the fence, leaving them to the forest animals, trying to appease them.
Also, this time requires not only mental purity. In Russia, before Christmas, they arranged a general cleaning, polishing the whole house to a shine. Having put the house in order, we tried to take care of our appearance - we went to the bathhouse and, if possible, put on new smart clothes.
Nativity of Christ is the first day of Christmas festivities, which last exactly 12 days before the Baptism of the Lord. All young people were looking forward to this time. After all, now you can carol, arrange noisy celebrations, do Christmas fortune-telling. The latter is not welcomed by the church, but it has always been practiced everywhere. In this Christmas tradition, pagan rituals resonate in a bizarre way. This is a magical time in which the sky approaches a person, and it is quite possible to lift the veil of secrecy over your future.
Christmas signs
Our ancestors looked especially closely at nature and the phenomena occurring in it, trying to predict what awaits them in the coming year. You can also take advantage of the ancient experience in the coming 2017:
- any dream for this holiday is prophetic;
- blizzard and blizzard means early spring;
- you can not do household chores;
- doing sewing on this day, you doom one of your relatives to blindness;
- while preparing a festive dinner, do you notice that everything literally falls out of hand? This is for a good harvest;
- many stars and frost - a lot of peas will be born;
- warm weather for a holiday by late and cold spring;
- during a festive dinner, do not wash down food with water, this is prohibited;
- from the day of Christmas to Epiphany, hunters should not hunt game, otherwise there will be trouble;
- the loss of a comb by a young unmarried girl these days means that her betrothed is already in a hurry to her.
Preparing for Christmas in 2017 and devoting yourself to pleasant chores, do not forget about the main thing - that this is a holiday of the soul, family unity, peace and tranquility. In search of gifts and preparation of a festive dinner, take time and prayer by visiting the temple, help the deprived people, do good not out of self-interest, but at the behest of your heart, and then you can say with full confidence that the holiday was a success!
Coming Christmas eve followed by Nativity- one of the happiest and brightest Christian holidays. Western Christians have already celebrated Christmas on December 25, 2016, and denominations living according to the Julian calendar, including the Russian Orthodox Church, celebrate this holiday. January 7, 2017.
Read about the history of the holiday, the customs of celebrating Christmas in Russia, signs and fortune-telling in the materials Federal news agency: and .
We remind you that it is advisable to congratulate your family, friends and loved ones on Christmas, even if they are not religious people - in Russia this holiday has long become universal, celebrated, in fact, at the state level, in addition, this day is an official day off and part of the New Year holidays.
You can wish your friends and acquaintances a Merry Christmas - 2016 with the help of short SMS-messages, it is also now fashionable to display the corresponding statuses in social networks.
To do this, we offer options for funny and serious short Christmas greetings for email, sms-messages and statuses in social networks. And remember - the options we have proposed are by no means a dogma, but just a reminder of how important it is not to miss the opportunity to heartily congratulate loved ones.
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The star of goodness and magic was lit up -
Merry Holy Christmas.
May God keep and people help,
Let the starlight in the soul not fade away
May the house be full of happiness and wealth.
Love, health, peace! Merry Christmas!
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Congratulations on Christmas,
Let miracles enter the house
With a spruce smell!
Merry Christmas!
We wish you health, goodness,
At the heart of lightness, warmth,
We wish to believe and love
Give your love to your family.
We wish you joy and light.
Merry Christmas ... and the whole planet!
Merry Christmas SMS 2017
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Christmas song, warmth,
And with tons of great big wishes
This holiday will come both in the heart and in the house -
And the best reason for joy will be!
The house will be filled with a wonderful fairy tale
Love and hope will settle in him.
And the holiday, illuminating hearts with kindness,
Christmas morning will give you a dream.
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On christmas night
Let's guess a little,
And a fashionable boot
We leave from the threshold
Let's look in the mirrors
And let it be the answer
Us the image of the groom
And a wedding with a happy ending!
Merry Christmas greetings - 2017 to mom and grandmother
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Mommy baked all day
Cooked, covered -
And the time has come to celebrate
And there was no strength at all!
Come on honey shake it off
After all, Christmas has come!
Today is a holiday, have fun!
To become happy!
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Granny, out of the kitchen - down with it!
After all, the holiday is already coming
And we need rest sometimes
There is enough of everything on the table!
I hasten to wish you Merry Christmas,
I wish dreams come true
I want to wish you health
Believe me, don't worry!
Merry cool Christmas greetings
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Christmas Eve -
It's time for great miracles
Make up your mind soon
Luxury Mercedes,
A handsome man
Love and all things
You are the happiest
There should be in the world!
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The New Year's holiday has died down:
The clock does not strike festively,
Olivier is already sour
The fireworks died down long ago.
But a new holiday comes -
Day of Christ Christmas.
He brings joy to the mountains,
A lot of happiness and kindness!
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I wish you happiness on Christmas
Peace, joy and passion.
Let success lead you
And will hide from worries.
There is never a lot of money -
Remember, counting money.
And also - do not be discouraged,
Know the measure of all matters!
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Let there be no devilry in the world
Your brains will not be fouled in any way.
And on this bright holiday of Christmas
Not a bit of your image will not tarnish.
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Accept congratulations
On a glorious Christmas night!
I wish, without a doubt
Don't let your head hurt!
Be an example at the table
Pour and drink
But observe the measure of fun
Don't forget anyway!
