Ascension of the Lord in 2018, what date
Who does not know one of the main twelve Christian holidays Ascension in 2018, what date, you know - it is celebrated on May 17th. This is a passing date, it is tied, like other passing celebrations, to Easter, and is celebrated on the fortieth day after the resurrection of Christ.
What not to do on Ascension
But there are things that cannot be done on Ascension, and these prohibitions should be adhered to. You can not wash, heat the bath, take a bath. You can not do cleaning, dig in the garden, do business if you are sitting at home. Strictly, you can not wash and iron.
Of course, it is impossible not to go to work, and it is necessary to take a shower in the morning, but these are forced measures. And what can be postponed for another day is better to be postponed.
Try to follow the customs and not do what the church does not recommend and folk omens. Celebrate, rejoice in the Ascension of the Savior to heaven, and be happy. Christ is with you!
The history of the holiday
The celebration of the ascension of our Savior to heaven takes place throughout the Christian world. It always falls on a Thursday magical meaning number 40. The number was not chosen by chance, it is associated various events, tragic and everyday, preceding the execution of Christ on Golgotha. Moses led believers in the desert for 40 days, it rained for 40 days while Noah was saved on the ark, the baby was not baptized for 40 days from the date of birth, and much more. And if you didn't know when Ascension, remember, it always happens 40 days after Easter.
We have been celebrating the Ascension of the Lord since the year this miracle happened. On that day, the Lord ascended to heaven to receive the departed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the same way, the souls of the dead only on the fortieth day find peace or go into exile, they did not believe and did not deserve peace. The gospel of Mark tells about this interestingly, where he explains why Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and how this affected the life of Christians.
Customs and signs on the Ascension of the Lord
This holiday has a lot of interesting signs. The main ones are:
If it rains on the day of Ascension, then the year will be lean, and livestock is prone to disease. In case of good weather, it will be warm and sunny until Michaelmas Day.
If a chicken laid an egg in the house, it must be hung from the ceiling in a net, then happiness and prosperity await you all year.
According to signs, on this holiday you can’t boil brown eggs, otherwise you will knock your legs down all year.
Money omen- from the evening before the holiday, you need to put all the money that is in the house into your wallet and not pull it out for a day, this promises wealth.
A love sign - you can’t swear with your betrothed, under any pretext, otherwise you will part.
Of the Christian customs, the main one is the preparation of pies with green onions and eggs. On the day of the Ascension of the Lord, they used to be baked in every house, but even now many people observe this wonderful tasty custom. The recipe for pies is very simple - the usual yeast dough for pies and the filling - chop a bunch of green onions, mix with 3-5 chopped boiled eggs, salt and add a couple of tablespoons of melted butter, form pies and bake in the oven until golden brown.
Ascension is a holiday established in honor of the ascension of Jesus into Paradise, to the throne of His Father. Refers to the number of transient, that is, not having a firmly fixed date in the Christian calendar. What date is the Ascension in 2017, the history of the holiday, what traditions accompany this day in Russian Orthodoxy - in our article.
Ascension in 2017: what date do we celebrate
Like many other holidays of the Christian calendar, Ascension is directly related to Easter. This holiday was established in honor of the ascension, the ascension of Christ on the fortieth day after His Resurrection. Therefore, it is celebrated forty days after Happy Easter; Ascension of the Lord always falls on a Thursday. In 2017, Easter is celebrated on April 16, counting forty days, we get the date of the celebration of the Ascension - May 25.
The history of the holiday
Ascension Day has several meanings in Christianity. On the one hand, this is the time of the ascension of the Son of God to heaven in the flesh, the last proof of a miracle - victory over death. This holiday is also revered as evidence of the coming Second Coming, a symbol of the future God's Judgment when everyone will receive according to his deeds. With the Ascension, the Savior opened the way to heaven for all mankind, promising salvation and mercy. Ascension has become a symbol of returning to your homeland, to the place where you are always welcome and expected.
On the other hand, this is the day that ends earthly life Christ, the day of the end of His earthly ministry, the day when He finally left both His disciples and the whole people. According to church canons, ascending to heaven, Jesus finally left his earthly body, passing from their physical state to the spiritual. On this day, Christ in the eyes of the people became one with God the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Slavic traditions and customs of the Ascension
Forty days - from Easter to Ascension - were considered the time of "open gates of heaven and hell", a time when sinners do not suffer in Hell, and the righteous can walk on earth. That is why during this period - and especially on this holiday - the customs demanded that great attention be paid to the poor and the "passable": according to legend, Christ himself wandered along the dusty roads on this holiday in the form of a homeless man. In some areas, it was customary to put a bowl of food for the poor in the evening at the doorstep, in some - to put a coin by the window on the casing. It was obligatory to give alms and to contribute money for the needs of churches and temples.
There are many traditions associated with this belief. So, it was forbidden to throw rubbish out of the hut into the street and spit (except in your own yard). It was believed that it was possible to accidentally fall into Christ, bypassing Russia.
Traditional festive table also carried elements of ritualism. A delightful smell of baking rose above each hut: the housewives baked pancakes - “baptocks” or “bast shoes”. For forty days, Christ wore out his shoes along the dusty roads of Russia, and the peasants hurried to help the Intercessor - they baked a “new thing” for Him.
Other pastries were considered obligatory - shortbread-ladders. Strips-sticks of rye, unleavened or yeast dough were laid out on a baking sheet in the form of simple ladders. Then it was necessary to treat the "pure soul" - a child, a wretched, holy fool, with pastries. Such bread helped the righteous to rise to heaven - baking "ladder" served as steps on the way to paradise.
In some regions of Russia, "ladders" also served another purpose: taken out on the field, they were supposed to help rye or wheat "reach for the sky" - grow and gain an ear. To do this, the "ladders" had to be placed at the corners of the allotment or fields, but not just like that. and be sure to put upright, like a real ladder. And it was imperative to do this in secret, away from prying eyes, in order to avoid envy and a bad look. Having hidden the “ladders” in the grass, it was necessary to read a prayer and ask Christ for a high ear and a rich harvest.
According to the old Slavic traditions from the day of the Ascension, spring begins to turn into summer. From that time on, they began to pray for a good harvest, for rain and sunshine. The night of the Ascension was called the nightingale: on the eve feast of christ songbirds sang louder and louder, glorifying the Savior. The ban on catching birds acted harshly: the one who caught the songbird for a year closed the path to the graces of God, the offender of God's birds had no luck and joy until the next Ascension.
Another sign associated with the Ascension was known to everyone who bore the title of a healer or herbalist. Medicinal herbs on the morning of the holiday were filled with special power - the dew on them was considered heavenly, falling on the petals and blades of grass from open skies, from paradise. That is why it was necessary to collect plants in the early morning, “before light”, according to the first dew. Infusions and decoctions from such collections removed all ailments.
First of all, the feast of the Ascension of the Lord 2017 is very important for all believers, because it is on this date that the special events of the whole life of Jesus Christ occur - His Ascension to heaven, which means the end of His worldly bodily torment, His earthly ministry to people.
Ascension of the Lord 2017 - date of the holiday
It is worth noting that the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on the fortieth day after the end of Easter, which means that the date of its celebration changes every year, but since Easter in 2017 falls on, then, accordingly Ascension 2017 will be celebrated on May 25.
history of the holiday
The fortieth day was not chosen by chance for such a grandiose event. It was on the fortieth day after birth, according to the Law of Moses, that parents first brought their babies to the temple (see how in May 2017 according to the calendar). Before this period, women in labor were forbidden to enter the church. Therefore, on the fortieth day after his death, the Savior entered the halls of his Father, the Lord God, which means the new birth of Jesus, his spirituality, immortality and infinity.
Ascension Day is the twelfth holiday, that is, the one that is responsible for the main events in the life of the Saviors and the Virgin Mary. This holiday personifies the beginning of a new life after death, the ascension of human nature above the sinful worldly fuss. From now on, the Lord God allowed His children to be with Him after death, to be near and on an equal footing in the abode of paradise and the sacred angelic light of peace and serenity.
Traditions for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
The main tradition of honoring this holiday is going to church. All 40 days from Easter to the day of the Ascension of the Lord, believers greet with the words “Christ is risen! “Truly risen!”
The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord in 2017 is the central holiday of the entire Christian religion. It contains a deep human faith in life after death, in real extraterrestrial bliss, in peace and retribution for all their hardships during life. Those who follow the path of holiness, honesty and tolerance, God, like his Son, will be happy to take under his paternal guardianship, granting what a person, perhaps, was completely deprived of during his lifetime. But the main thing that is given to a person as a reward for a righteous earthly life is immortality.
- This is a near-Earth object with a diameter of about 30 meters. It was discovered on August 29, 2006, when it was at a distance of 4.5 million km. from our planet. Scientists observed the celestial body for 10 days, after which the asteroid ceased to be visible in telescopes.Based on such a short observation period, it is impossible to accurately determine the distance at which the asteroid 2006 QV89 will approach the Earth on 09/09/2019, since the asteroid has not been observed since then (since 2006). Moreover, according to various estimates, the object may approach our planet not at all on the 9th, but on a different date in September 2019.
As for whether 2006 QV89 will hit Earth on September 9, 2019 or not - the chance of a collision is extremely low.
Thus, the Sentry System (developed by the JPL Center for NEO Studies) shows that the probability of a body colliding with the Earth is 1:9100 (those. about one ten thousandth of a percent).
The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates the chance of an asteroid orbit crossing our planet as 1 to 7300 (0,00014 % ). ESA ranked the 2006 QV89 4th among celestial bodies, representing a potential danger to the Earth. According to the agency, exact time"flight" of the body September 9, 2019 - 10:03 Moscow time.
In both Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Easter always falls on a Sunday.
Preceding Easter 2020 great post, which starts 48 days before happy holiday. And after 50 days celebrate the Trinity.
Popular pre-Christian customs that have survived to this day include dyeing eggs, making Easter cakes and curd cakes.
Easter treats are consecrated in the church on Saturday, on the eve of Easter 2020, or after the service on the very day of the Feast.
To greet each other on Easter should be the words "Christ is Risen", and to answer - "Truly Risen."
For the Russian team, this will be the fourth game in this qualifying tournament. Recall that in the previous three meetings, Russia "at the start" lost to Belgium with a score of 1:3, and then won two dry victories - over Kazakhstan (4:0) and over San Marino (9:0). The last victory was the largest ever for the existence of the Russian national football team.
As for the upcoming meeting, according to the bookmakers, the Russian team is the favorite in it. The Cypriots are objectively weaker than the Russians, and nothing good can be expected from the upcoming match for the islanders. However, we must take into account that the teams have never met before, and therefore we can expect unpleasant surprises.
The Russia-Cyprus meeting will take place on June 11, 2019 in Nizhny Novgorod at the stadium of the same name built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Match start - 21:45 Moscow time.
Where and what time do the national teams of Russia and Cyprus play:
* Location of the match - Russia, Nizhny Novgorod.
* Game start time - 21:45 Moscow time.
Ascension of the Lord 2019 falls on Thursday, June 6th. It has a rolling date and is celebrated on the 40th day after Easter. This is the great twelfth religious holiday. It is dedicated to the ascension of the Son of God into heaven. It is celebrated by Orthodox Christians, Slavs, Germans and Celts. On this day, the people celebrate the farewell to spring and the meeting of summer (flight).
history of the holiday
The New Testament tells how Jesus, after a miraculous resurrection, repeatedly appeared before his disciples. On the 40th day, he asked them to assemble in Jerusalem. There they witnessed another miracle. The Savior ascended into heaven, and two angels dressed in white clothes appeared to the disciples. They reassured the apostles and said that their Master would return to them just as he had just ascended.
Long before his death, the Savior told his disciples about his ascension to heaven. This great day is mentioned in the Gospels of Mark and Luke.
Until the end of the 4th century, Ascension and Trinity were a single holiday, after which they were divided into two separate celebrations.
Traditions and rituals of the holiday
The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated for ten days. Wednesday the day before is the day of the fore-feast, on which the rite of giving Easter - the Bright Resurrection of Christ - is performed in churches. Church services in the evening all-night vigil. On it, stichera and proverbs are read from the liturgical book - the Color Triodion. At Matins, the Gospel of Mark is read.
The eight following days are days of feasting. Divine services are held in churches, the event of the Ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven is glorified. On Friday, in the seventh week after Pascha, the giving of the Ascension of the Lord takes place. All forty Easter days and on the days of the celebration of the Ascension of the Lord, the clergy dress in white robes.
In many regions, it is customary to commemorate the dead on this holiday. In Russia, women sculpted “funeral loaves” and “heavenly ladders” from dough to help their ancestors, so that it would be more convenient and faster for them to get to the gates of paradise. People took these ladders to the graves of their relatives or in the field so that the grain would stretch to the sun and sky.
Also, women prepared special pancakes, which were called "Christ's bast shoes". According to legend, the Savior from Easter to the Ascension of the Lord bypasses the whole of Orthodox Russia. These pancakes were considered to be “on the path” to Christ.
On this day, it was customary not to work. People went to visit relatives and friends or invited them to their place.
On this holiday, it is necessary to treat the poor with respect and with great attention. The legend says that at this time Jesus Christ walks around the world in the guise of a beggar.
What not to do on the Ascension of the Lord
On this day, it is forbidden to work and do household chores. Free time should be devoted to prayers and family members.
You can not throw garbage and spit in the street, so as not to get into Jesus Christ. According to legend, at this time he comes to the houses under the guise of beggars.
Signs and beliefs
- Dry weather on Ascension - no rain for another six weeks, wet - rain for another six weeks.
- It is raining - there will be a thunderstorm on Ilya (August 2).
- If you make a wish in the Ascension of the Lord, then it will certainly come true.
- It is impossible to clean the house on this day, otherwise happiness can be inadvertently “removed”.
- An egg laid by a chicken on Ascension will protect the house from troubles.
