Soon all Orthodox and Greek Catholics will celebrate one of the largest holidays. Palm Sunday fell on April 28th. We tell you the features of this holiday
The publication “Apostrophe” wrote about this.
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Church holiday April 28
According to the new church calendar, on April 28 in Ukraine they celebrate the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, that is, Palm Sunday. This holiday marks the big holiday before Easter. This holiday is based on the biblical story of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey from Bethagia. Then the disciples of Jesus covered the path of the Messiah with palm branches, thus welcoming him. This tradition still exists in Jerusalem, there is even “Palm Street”, which is named after this event. In Ukraine this holiday is called Palm Sunday. Palm branches were replaced with birch branches. The sacred birch is highly respected. Blessed branches should be kept for a whole year, and then burned, and the ashes used in church rites on Ash Wednesday.
What not to do on this day
- On Palm Sunday, our ancestors have long avoided hard physical labor and needlework.
- You cannot throw away the sacred willow of that year, because it only needs to be burned.
- On this day you cannot quarrel with your family and wish bad things on each other. People believe that Palm Sunday has energy that needs to be filled with positivity.
Signs on Verbnoye Sunday
- the weather is clear and warm – the harvest will be good;
- windy weather – a cool summer;
- frosts on this day – there will be a rich harvest of wheat;
- if there are leaves on the shore, but not on the alder, the summer will be dry; and if it’s the other way around, it’s rainy.
Previously, “Apostrophe” wrote about signs for Palm Sunday.
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