50 days after Easter - Holy Trinity Day (Svyata
Troyitsya) (or "Green Sunday")
This holiday is dedicated to the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the
Apostles on the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Christ (Easter). This
event gave rise to Christianity. The meaning of the Holy Trinity is thus: God the
Father laid the basis for the church in the Old Testament, the Son brought its
meaning into words, and the Spirit acts within it. On this holiday people
decorate their houses and apartments with Calamus (an herb) and assorted green
branches.
This tradition comes from ancient Judaism, in which the Pentecost, the Feast of Harvest, was celebrated outside amongst flourishing Nature. On Holy Trinity Day people go to a cemetery to visit the tombs of relatives and friends who have passed away. In this holiday has emerged the custom of leaving food on the burial tombs of loved ones though no one claims it's significance or relavance to Christianity.
Traditionally people leave some vodka or other alcohol and something to eat along with it, such as a piece of bread or candy. It is considered a good sign to find that the food and drinks have disappeared upon your next trip to the cemetery! Holy Trinity Day is a very important religious holiday in Ukraine.
This tradition comes from ancient Judaism, in which the Pentecost, the Feast of Harvest, was celebrated outside amongst flourishing Nature. On Holy Trinity Day people go to a cemetery to visit the tombs of relatives and friends who have passed away. In this holiday has emerged the custom of leaving food on the burial tombs of loved ones though no one claims it's significance or relavance to Christianity.
Traditionally people leave some vodka or other alcohol and something to eat along with it, such as a piece of bread or candy. It is considered a good sign to find that the food and drinks have disappeared upon your next trip to the cemetery! Holy Trinity Day is a very important religious holiday in Ukraine.
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