Today Orthodox Christians there comes the Great, also called Pure, Thursday. Women's Magazine gives an idea of what the rituals and chores you need to do today Orthodox Housewives. How you will live segodyashny day depends on the health and welfare of your family for the whole year.
What is the "CLEAN THURSDAY" and how it is necessary itself in this day lead.
Maundy Thursday is recognized by all Christians - Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran believers partake of the wine and the bread, meaning them the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
With Great Thursday to Sunday in all Orthodox churches Church service dedicated to the memories of earthly sufferings of the Saviour.
Of Maundy Thursday begins preparation for Easter.
Believers need to come into the Church to confess and take communion.
In the house clean, bake cakes, Easter eggs.
In Net Thursday was to get up before sunrise and swim - symbolically cleansed from sin and vanity.
On Holy Thursday the Russian peasants had cleaned the house, yard and garden from accumulated over the winter litter, dirt and dust.
First of all renewed and washed icons and lamps.
Then carefully wash floors, walls, ceilings, house, table and benches, scrubbed with sand, scraping with a knife.
There was a saying: "If on the wash and wash, the entire year the cleanliness of the house will be".
In some areas this day were carefully washed all the dishes in the house, and milk jugs and even fumigated women's hair, explaining the importance of this lesson the fact that the dishes are defiled by the touch of Judas the Traitor.
In this day held a large wash - peristimulus all clothes, linens, tablecloths, curtains and towels, and rugs, rugs and bedding. Everything was taken out to dry in the yard, and the whole family on the night of Thursday to Friday went to sleep on Gorohovaya", pea straw, which was spread out on the floor.
In the Russian North, for example, mothers taught daughters and mothers - daughters-in-law: "Everything should be washed, even portance and the happy Easter".
The need for cleaning in Net Thursday was explained that the feast of the Resurrection of Christ brings joy not only to people and nature, but also animals and every thing and object.
Traditionally on this day, bake cakes. The cake is not just a ritual bread, it symbolizes the body of Christ and to its manufacture should be treated with particular inspiration and awe.
Before you bake, you need to pray, to clear Your thoughts and thoughts.
On Maundy Thursday, you must prepare for Easter your body, that is, wash thoroughly, especially for children and the sick, because the water on Maundy Thursday washes away all diseases and protects against turbulence.
Bathe before sunrise, saying,"Wash away what I was loose, the soul and the body suffers, all the pure Thursday is removed. Amen".
Made on Maundy Thursday Holy candle protects housing from fires, those who live in it from diseases. This candle brings alive the fire, which to this day are lit in churches. You need whatever it was, and in any case not forward, to bring the warmth of the Easter fire to his house.
There is a belief that on Maundy Thursday God releases on the earth the souls of the righteous, that they might celebrate "Mertvecy Easter".
Came late at night to the Church, for the folk imagination to see how the dead celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, and Church services are the priests that died. Only to meet them is not necessary, as they are especially aggressive.
In different places it was customary to collect juniper and fumigate them on the interior, the garden, the udder of the cows and goats, barrels for cucumbers and cabbage. Sometimes through steaming Veres (juniper) chased the cattle and crossed themselves. What was considered a very effective tool against diseases and evil spirits. On the same day, carefully washed and decorated the house: the spread of the net, holiday rugs, hung a beautiful towels and curtains in some places the floor of the room was covered with white sand.
Purely delicatulum thing was cooking Chetvergov salt: normal coarse salt wrapped in a cloth and perepisali in the oven, sometimes leavened with thick. Farmers explained that this salt was purified from impurity, i.e., from the touch of the hands of Judas the traitor, so she had healing properties and was kept in the course of the year as a therapeutic agent for humans and for livestock.
To this day timed, according to ancient custom, at the Metropolitan departments of Moscow and Kiev, chrism.
Holy myrrh was known in the old Testament, where it was used for anointing the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship, and for the anointing of kings, pervosvyashzennika and priests. The Jews ointment made from myrrh, sweet cinnamon, cane, Cassia (Alexandria) leaf and olive oil.
In the Orthodox Christian Church the preparation of the Holy world is a matter of special importance, because through the anointing of the Holy chrism 
The evening of Holy Thursday to read 12 Gospels on the earthly sufferings of the Saviour, and therefore he is called strasti+, or lolicon standing+ as during the vigil is not allowed to sit.
People have been dated to this great day of beliefs, the beginning of which is rooted in pagan antiquity. So, according to legend, at midnight, get up out of the graves of the dead, called bells inaudible alive, be in front of the Church, and the dead man-the priest reads the prayer. Opens themselves the Church doors, the dead are the temple of God, and begins service.
At the end of the Liturgy, in the same order in which appeared to differ in their forever home-grave.
"Holy fire" - the fire brought home from Church butts, Holy Thursday, after hearing the gospel of the twelve. Bringing it in the house, you need to light him a candle or lamp, it is believed that "Holy fire" cures all diseases, cleans house. Starting from Maundy Thursday from the house nothing to give and not take, not give and do not take into duty
To protect the house:
When the house is left clean, swept and washed all the corners, then face the East, in the left hand take the lit Church candle and circle the location on the perimeter of the left side, three times (well-lit corners and dark areas) read the prayer "our father" three times. The prayer reads smoothly with faith in the soul, so no one bothered him and not distracted.
Next, after a full crawl space and return to the starting point, facing East, said: "by the Will of God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy spirit cleanse dwelling". Then take Holy water and approaching the front door (clockwise), sprinkling pattern, recite: "Wash the doors of my house". And so clockwise around and sprinkle Your house, saying: "Clean all floors, all angles, all cracks, Windows and doors".
Returning to the starting point, say, "Zamyka circle". If the many drops of candle wax is a signal about the corruption, the evil eye or envy, in places where the candle smoked, burned't exactly leave Church candle, let it burn down there until the end.
Ready-made dough for Easter cake draw crosses over Windows, doors, beds, saying 3 times: "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit. Amen"
In this day doing "Thursday Sol": each member of the family, before sunrise, pouring out a handful of rock salt in a canvas bag. Before hide "Thursday and salt in a secret place, it is put for 10 minutes in the oven (oven). Another Thursday Sol can be done in the same way and on the Annunciation, also before sunrise.
Cooked salt use:
To protect the house from evil people: sprinkle cross the threshold of his house, and sentenced to 3 times: "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit. Amen"
to prepare charmed water (if you run out of Holy water), at sunrise, in the middle of the table put a handful of salt in the cavity, in this hand, put a container of spring water and say: "I will Arise I, the servant of(a) God(s) (name), early in the morning and go East. I will go, until you reach the Holy spring, which keeps the mother of God. I will ask her for a drink and the water that is clean as a tear. I will be trying to enter the water. And as I drink it, going strong(Oh) and healthy(Oh). All will be treated to the water. Yes abide with me the Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Amen"
to remove the evil eye, throw three pinches of salt in a glass of spring water and above the glass whisper: "Light's father, mother of God, help me, slave(s) God(s) remove the evil eye. Amen"
to return the world to the family, put in food Thursday Sol and saying: "salt, salt, strew, happiness, peace and love in the home return. Amen"
For welfare:
-Move the furniture in the house
-Wash of gold and silver ware, if not available, then water is poured into any dish (except plastic and metal utensils), put the gold and silver separately. You need to leave silver water for washing Easter.
"I wish the guys the girl he loved, when bathing, washing, saying, "How bright and red Maundy Thursday, and I the servant of God(name) will all beautiful. Amen"
-Holy Thursday-throw money (fines) into the water, saying on this water and wash first the table, then open, then the door, and then the floor. But to wash the floor should backwards, i.e. from the threshold into the room. The plot read over the water, his little fingers. The little fingers unhook only when you read the plot 33 times.
"The water you water, you drink all love you.
All swatt you in your baptism.
I ask you, the water, sorry.
Mother, clean water, forgive,
Mother, water, help.
As you lot in the lake, river, stream, ocean
Each human Cup.
Would I have had a lot of money:
And on Monday and Tuesday, and on Wednesday,
And on Thursday and Friday,
And on Saturday and Sunday."
During all these manipulations't pick up the phone to speak with someone to answer questions through the door. Not that at this time, the dog (who she is) went from room to room, worse, barked. The cat and the birds do not interfere. If at least one of the above stated conditions are not met, the good of conspiracy will not.
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