Today, Orthodox Christians celebrate the most church holiday of the year - Easter, or the Resurrection of Christ. It is a day of spiritual victory, a symbol of hope and renewal. Christians around the world remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ as proof of victory over death and sin, as well as the fulfillment of God's promise for the salvation of mankind.
The name "Easter" has deep roots and comes from the Jewish feast, which symbolized a way out of Egyptian slavery. It was during the celebration of Passover that Jesus Christ made a secret dinner with his disciples before execution. Since then, Easter has gained new content - as a day of resurrection and eternal hope.
What cannot be done today:
- engage in cleaning and washing;
- work in the garden and in the garden;
- miss, buy, revenge;
- visit the cemetery and miss the dead;
- fertilize;
- overeat;
- visit beauty salons.
Folk signs and beliefs:
- Warm and sunny weather will be warm and harvest summer;
- frosty Easter - to the crop;
- Cold and cloudy day - until dry summer;
- Rainy Easter day - to the abundant crop of rye;
- Easter day is cold - so it will be cold for another seven days;
- On the eve of Easter Star - chickens will be good.
Angel Day is celebrated:
Alexander, Gabriel, Gregory, Vyacheslav.
Born April 20:
1808-Napoleon III (Bonaparte), French emperor (1852-1870).
1889-Adolf Hitler (committed suicide in 1945), Fuhrer of Nazi Germany (1933-1945).
Also on this day:
1770-James Cook opened a new South Wales (southeastern Australia);
1865 - first announced the appearance of safe matches;
1902 - Curie's couple received pure radium for the first time;
1918 - the UNR released the city of Slavyansk of Donetsk region from the Bolsheviks;
1940 - the first electron microscope was presented in the United States.
