Săptămâna Mare

Suntem în Săptămâna Mare. Oare câţi dintre noi își mai amintesc sau respectă tradiţiile moștenite din moși strămoși?

Postul Paștelui se încheie cu Săptămâna Mare.

În Săptămâna Mare se face curăţenie generală în gospodării. Curţile sunt măturate, șurile sunt curăţate de gunoaie, gardurile sunt reparate, șanţurile sunt curăţate de nămol și adâncite. Se scoate totul la aerisit, se lipesc și se văruiesc casele iar mobilierul este spălat și reparat.

Joia Mare- data limită slujbelor speciale dedicate morţilor, fiecare familie duce la biserică colaci, prescuri, vin, miere de albine și fructe pentru a fi sfinţite și împărţite.

Joia Mare este ziua în care de regulă se prepară cele mai importante copturi: pască, cozonaci cu mac și nucă.

Ultima vineri din Postul Mare este numită Vinerea Paștilor, Vinerea Patimilor, Vinerea Neagră, Vinerea Seacă sau Vinerea Mare. Conform tradiţiei creștine, este ziua în care Iisus a fost răstignit și a murit pe cruce pentru răscumpărarea neamului omenesc.

Vinerea Mare este zi de post negru. În Vinerea Mare este interzis să faci copturi.

În Vinerea Mare, dimineaţa, înainte de răsăritul soarelui, oamenii alergau desculţi prin rouă sau se scăldau în ape curgătoare crezând că în felul acesta, vor fi sănătoși pe tot parcursul anului. Seara, întreaga suflare mergea la biserică pentru a participa la slujba de scoatere a aerului și pentru a trece pe sub acesta.

Sâmbăta Mare este ultima zi de pregătire a Paștilor. De obicei, în Sâmbăta Mare are loc și sacrificiul mielului, din carnea căruia se pregătesc mâncări tradiţionale: drobul (cighir), friptura și borșul de miel.

Principala grijă a oamenilor, înaintea Paștilor, este aceea de a-și primeni hainele, fiecare gospodină trebuie să aibă o cămașă nouă, iar bărbaţii măcar o pălărie.

Sâmbăta seara fiecare gospodină își pregătește cu grijă coșul ce urmează a fi dus la biserică pentru sfinţire.

În el se așterne un ștergar curat și așează o lumânare albă, apoi ouă roșii, pască, cozonac, ouă încodeiate, o bucată de slănină, mușchi de porc, zahăr, făină, căţei de usturoi, o ramură de busuioc.

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If you’re feeling sad, don’t pretend to be happy. Be yourself, and the mood will pass.

Ten minutes of meditation per day can help us be happier, more optimistic, and more spiritually aware.

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List five things per day that have made you happy.

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Make sure to exercise it!

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