Слайд 1EASTER
How to celebrate Easter in
UKRAINE
Слайд 2How to celebrate Easter in Ukraine
Easter - the most important
Orthodox holiday of Ukraine .Easter is preceded by lent - remembrance of the earthly life of the Savior. Traditionally on the night before Easter it is not desirable to sleep. In the evening people go to Church for the vigil service, carrying in baskets meals – Easter bread, dyed eggs, meat and culinary products.
Слайд 3At midnight in the Orthodox churches the Easter service begins. After
the solemn service the priest blesses the food. Orthodox Christians greet each other with words "Christ is risen!" and go home to "break the fast" - to eat Easter meals.According to tradition, upon returning home, the Orthodox sat at the table. And despite the culinary diversity, but began to eat always with Easter. It takes pride of place on the festive table
Слайд 4Easter bread
Holiday bread - Passover is the symbol of the Lord's
body, and painted the egg symbolized the Slavs the revival of life
Слайд 5Painted eggs are one more holiday decoration of the Easter table
Eggs
museum. Coloma
Слайд 6Painted eggs
'eggs' (painted in one or several colors eggs)
Слайд 7Painted eggs
'pysanky' (eggs painted with ornament)
Слайд 8Painted eggs
'skrobanky' (eggs, on which the pattern is applied with a
sharp tool)
Слайд 9Interestingly, in the first week of Easter in all the churches
allowed to ring the bells.
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On Easter people go to visit each other
give colored eggs
and Easter bread. There are many Easter games. The most famous game is knocking, when children and adults choose Easter eggs and knock them one on another. Whose is broken, he loses.