... 4 апреля 2020 года ... with respect and provide attribution on the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St.John the Baptist of Washington DC. At the beginning of the spiritual spring, Great Lent, which began on Monday, March 2, 2020, the regular cycle of services commenced at the Elevation of the Holy Cross Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland. To join our club, please follow to get Important News, Special Offers & Promotions It was accompanied by a week of church services known as Syrnaya sedmitsa or ‘Cheese Week’. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic traditional holiday marking Shrovetide, the last week before the beginning of Lent. The club was created to be a place for everyone with an interest in Russia to get to know each other and share experiences, stories, pictures and advice. A moleben was then performed by the cathedral's clergymen, after which a special Sunday school lesson was taught to the parish children. Maslenitsa in Russia 2020. Maslenitsa is commonly celebrated with the organisation of a large fair.At the Maslenitsa Fair you can experience the joyful atmosphere of the festival and get a real taste of Russian culture. According to the Orthodox religion, lay people hold several posts. Orthodox Fasts; THE GREAT LENT (March 2 – April 18 2020) We are passing through the field of Great Lent to purify our souls, to sanctify ourselves by the grace of God, to root ourselves in the truth of God, and to learn how to withstand sin, evil, and unrighteousness, first of all in our own lives. Sunday, April 19th is day number 110 of the 2020 calendar year with -3 months, -10 days until Orthodox Easter 2020. To bless the upcoming harvest, a scarecrow (representing fertility of the land) was burnt on the last day of the festival and its ashes scattered on the fields.Maslenitsa was a celebration of life and death. It originated as the pagan New Year celebration welcoming the arrival of spring, bringing together families, commemorating the dead, and eating pancakes! Some Maslenitsa celebrations still include boisterous traditions such as fist fights, climbing a greasy pole, and ransacking the fortress! Metropolitan Gregory's Archpastoral Letter For Great Lent 2020 ; Patriarchal Catechetical Homily For Great Lent 2020; Archbishop Elpidophoros of America's Encyclical for Great and Holy Lent 2020 5th Sunday of Great Lent. The history of the origin of posts. Whilst the church did away with many of Maslenitsa’s more unruly activities, the festival still retained many of its features. The next Sunday of the Russian Great Lent is all about Jesus Christ’s ordeal on the Cross and his suffering for our sins. In fact, Maslenitsa takes its name from the Russian word for oil - maslo.Maslenitsa’s carnival atmosphere brought the whole town together and involved singing, dancing, skating, and sleigh rides. In his sermon, Fr Pavel discussed the origin of this holiday and the importance of the veneration of icons for every Christian. Matchmaking was a key part of the week, and young couples would come together with their families for meals and celebrations in preparation for a wedding after Lent. If you’re not able to visit the Maslenitsa celebrations, why not find a recipe to make your own Russian pancakes at home!This year, Maslenitsa is celebrated between 24th February and 1st March. GENEVA: March 9, 2020 The First Week of Great Lent and the Triumph of Orthodoxy at Elevation of the Holy Cross Cathedral in Switzerland's capital.
Archpastoral Letter For Great Lent 2020. The tsars positively encouraged the festivities, and under Ivan the Terrible, Maslenitsa was celebrated for two weeks!During the Soviet Union, the authorities attempted to impose ‘Red Maslenitsa’ as an anti-religious demonstration. O Master Who loves mankind, illuminate our hearts with the pure light of Your divine knowledge and open the eyes of our mind to understand the teachings of Your Gospel. 2020.04.05. At the height of the celebrations people indulged in rowdy and often dangerous activities such as fist fights, jumping through fires, and the ‘taking of the town’ - a mock battle over a mini fortress specially built for the festival.This painting by Boris Kustodiev perfectly sums up the joyful carnival atmosphere of Maslenitsa: When Russia became a Christian country, Maslenitsa was fitted to the Orthodox calendar and coincided with the Lenten period.