Radonitsa - what kind of holiday is this, on what day it will be in 2023? When the Easter week begins in 2023: the dates of Easter holidays. What can be done for Radonitsa, and what is impossible?

After Orthodoxy was established in Russia by the dominant religion, many customs and traditions passed from paganism. Including this also applies to the holiday of Radonitsa.

He does not have a clearly established date, since the holiday is celebrated 9 days after Easter. This day is considered special to commemorate the deceased.

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Is Radonitsa a day off?

Radunitsa is celebrated in Fomin for a week on Tuesday. This is a working day, if he does not fall on the calendar holidays in which it is not customary to work. But, despite this, in the churches, upon completion of the evening service or after the liturgy, a memorial requiem is performed. It happens in a special way. Easter songs are sung, which say about joy and eternal life.

“We’ll try, as much as possible, to help the deceased, instead of tears, instead of sobs, instead of lush tombs - with our prayers, alms and offers of them, so that, thus, they and we will receive promised benefits,” writes St. John Chrysostom.

Is it possible to work for Radonitsa in the garden, plant flowers, seedlings?

It is believed that in Radunitsa you do not need to work in the garden. The same applies to personal flower beds, front gardens. You can’t plant anything, otherwise the crop will be bad. If you plant the Earth on this day with seeds, it means to find a year to crop and drought.

It is better not to touch the ground to the Radunitsa. The deceased feels everyone. First of all, you need to get into the cemetery. If you forget about your buried relatives, then they will be saddened and send bad weather.

Is it possible to wash, clean up to Radonitsa?

There is nothing bad in doing homework. You can iron, wash, clean. This is not forbidden by the church. Only the first thing you have to light a candle and pray for the deceased.

Just imagine, in a house where there are small children, washing and cleaning is an integral part of each day. Therefore, on this day, the work of this plan is allowed.

Is it possible to clean the cemetery to Radonitsa?

On the day of Radonitsa, the living people remember the deceased and celebrate the victory of life over death, sacredly believing that their relatives fell into the kingdom of heaven. Hence the name of the holiday (from the word "joy").

Until this day, the grave of deceased relatives should be put in order. Monuments were washed, fences are painted, the earth was removed from foliage and weeds. It is also allowed to get to Radonitsa. After cleaning on the grave of the deceased, light the candle, pray and remember with food.

Can I go to the cemetery to Radonitsa?

To Radonitsa, they go to the cemetery in Fomino Sunday or differently-a red hill. On Easter Sunday, you do not need to go to church. Since this tradition came from Soviet times, when it was impossible to visit the church. People went massively to the cemetery to honor the deceased.

The church charter is forbidden to visit the cemetery in the days of the passionate week and the bright week. On other days, you can go to the graves of the deceased as you wish. This is not forbidden by the church.

If you couldn’t get into the cemetery on this day, then at home you need to set the table. It should have favorite treats of the deceased, as well as three empty plates. They marry breakfast, lunch and dinner of this day for another one.

Is it possible to remember suicide for the radonia?

Suicides in Radonitsa are not remembered. There is a special day in front of the trinity for this ( 4  june 2023) - Trinity Parental Saturday ( June 3, 2023). During the memorial service in the church, the words of sorrow about suicidal are read out.

Such dead people on the day are also remembered. This is the last Thursday before the Trinity. AT 2023 This is June 1.

But! There are exceptional cases for which the bishop gives permission. In the case of unauthorized murder under pressure, in a mental state, as well as in those cases when a person gave his life, saving others, when a rifle was left, and other accidents, then you can remember the deceased. And not only to Radonitsa. Moreover, these dead can be funeral in the church. They are not to blame for their departure.

Can I wash, swim to Radonitsa, go to the bathhouse?

There is a special tradition, it is especially revered in country households. In Radonitsa, you need to melt the bathhouse. Leave clean linen and towel there. But living people can not be washed on this day, so as not to frighten away the deceased. It is believed that on this day he should wash off all worldly sins and cleanse himself of dirty thoughts.

Is it possible to cut and dye your hair to Radonitsa?

In the laws of God about haircuts of hair and painting on Radonitsa, nothing is written. And this means when you need to cut and dye your hair, then do it. But before the procedure, on this joyful God's holiday it is necessary to pray. And closer to dinner or evening you can do yourself.

Some believers are inclined to say that on this day you need to rejoice at a spiritual meeting with the deceased and, in relation to them, it will be disrespectful. So or not, no one knows. This holiday takes a deep century, when there was no hair color, as well as a large variety of haircuts.

Is it possible to listen to music to Radonitsa, celebrate a birthday?

Radonitsa is a holiday of joy, not grief. And, if so coincided that both the birthday and the Christian holiday fell on this day, then remember the deceased and celebrate your birthday, listen to music. Just do not turn this day into drunken rags and chants. Drinking is considered a great sin.

Is it possible to baptize the child on Radonitsa?

It is believed that the child needs to be baptized at the moment when you are ready for this. The sooner, the better. And, if the christening falls out with Radonitsa, then this is very good.

While being in the church, do not forget to pray for the souls of the deceased.

Is it possible to bury the dead man to Radonitsa?

It is believed that you can bury a person on any day. Departure to the world of another day of Easter holidays means that a person will fall into the kingdom of heaven. The tombstone reads a requiem, and at the grave of the rainbow you can order a mourning lithium. It can be read to clergymen, not only for those who died on this day, but also in the long -recoils.

Is it possible to make love to Radonitsa?

The church is not forbidden by carnal joys between spouses any day, except for the time allotted to the post. For those who are out of marriage, any intercourse according to the Bible is considered fornication.

The 1st letter of the Apostle Paul to the church in Corinth said: “In order to avoid fornication, everyone has his own wife, and each have his husband. Husband Provide the Profitable Benefit; Like the wife of her husband. The wife is not powerful over her body, but the husband; As well as the husband is not powerful over his body, but his wife. Do not shy away from each other, unless by agreement, for a while, for exercise in post and prayer, and then be together again so that Satan does not tempt you with your incontinence. ”

What they usually do to Radonitsa: customs, signs.

• First of all, they pay attention to the weather to Radonitsa. If the wind blows and it rains, then the dead are sad that they are not remembered. So that your soul is calm, go to the morning service in the church, put a candle for the repose of the deceased. Next, go to the cemetery. You can remember it there, but the main commemoration should be done at home at the set table
• On parental day, this is what this holiday is also called, it is customary to fill the table with treats. In addition, devices are placed on the "otherworldly" guest. You can light a candle and read a prayer. Before the meal, the words: "Kingdom of heaven (the name of the deceased)." It is also customary to open the windows in the house and put painted eggs, cookies, sweets on the windowsill
• During the feast, you can not drink alcohol and be sad about the departure of the dead. This holiday marks an imminent meeting of loved ones in the world. Also on this day you can not swear. It is believed that abuse and disagreement are upset by the deceased

Also on this day, the channel is considered open not only for a spiritual meeting with loved ones, but also for good requests. People on this day after the prayer ask for the healing, birth of children, a good harvest, that which is not connected with material benefits.

In Russia it was believed that if it is raining on this day, then you need to wash under it. If there was no rain, then it was annoyed. With requests to go down for at least a few minutes. For girls, to wash in the rain through a gold or silver ring was considered an extension of youth and beauty, but for men gaining happiness.

What should I do to Radonitsa in the cemetery?

According to the traditions of pagan holidays on Radunitsa, people who guarded the peace of the dead, gifts. These gods were called please and graves. After people treated them to the cemetery, they went home.

They set the table there, remembered the deceased, and on the street, when meeting with the poor, they gave them gifts and treats. So, it is believed that the once living family members are not forgotten, and their souls are still revered so far.

The tradition has come to this day. In the cemetery for melting, it is necessary to bring boiled eggs with you. One egg is broken about the cross. Remove cleaning on the ground, and give the inside to the poor.

On the grave, it is allowed to remember the deceased treats, but not turn it into large -scale festivities. You can also invite a clergyman to read the memorial prayer. The rest of the commemoration is better to transfer at the home table.

If you don’t go to the cemetery to loved ones, then no one will remember you when the soul goes to another world. Therefore, do not forget traditions and memorable parental days. Just a couple of hours to commemorate loved ones will not take you much time.

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