What date is Red Hill in 2022

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Many young people who decide to get married next year want to sign for Krasnaya Gorka, so they are interested in what date this holiday is celebrated in 2022. Consider its history and related traditions.

The meaning of the holiday

Red Hill, or Antipaskha, as Fomino Sunday is also called, is celebrated on the 7th day after Orthodox Easter. Due to the fact that the date is tied to the Bright Resurrection of Christ, the day when Red Hill is celebrated also changes every year. In 2022, Easter is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on April 24. Krasnaya Gorka, respectively, will be celebrated on May 1.

According to the church version, the meaning of the holiday, which is called Fomino's Resurrection, is associated with the Gospel event. During the first appearance of Christ after his miraculous Resurrection, Thomas was not among the apostles, so he did not believe that the Savior was resurrected. The unbelieving Thomas refused to believe his eyes even after Jesus appeared to him on the seventh day after his miraculous Resurrection. To convince the disciple, the Savior made him touch his gaping wounds on his body with his hands, after which Thomas believed in the Resurrection.

As a memory of this Gospel event, the expression "Unbeliever Thomas" appeared, which is actively used in our time.

The people also call this day Antipascha, which means "after Easter". This name is associated with the appearance of the Savior personally for the unbeliever Thomas.

History of Krasnaya Gorka

The Christian holiday, reflecting the events of the Gospel, the church began to celebrate in the IV century. In Russia, the Red Hill was celebrated earlier. Its roots go back to ancient pagan times, are associated with the cult of ancestors and the forces of nature, which were honored by the ancient Slavs.

On this day, in pre-Christian Russia, festive ceremonies were celebrated in honor of:

• the sun god Yarila;
• goddess of fertility, spring, beauty and love Lada.

These days, youth games and round dances were held, during which future brides and grooms got to know each other. It was customary to lead round dances and dance on the hills and hills well-lit by the sun, which were called the Red hills. All the girls these days put on their best outfits and showed themselves to potential suitors.

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Many Slavic tribes on Krasnaya Gorka had a tradition to hold bride fairs.

After the adoption of Christianity, the church connected important pagan holidays with the corresponding events in the calendar from the Gospel. So, the pagan wedding holiday dedicated to Yarila and Lada was associated with Fomina's week, when the weddings in the church began again after fasting and Easter. Thus, the tradition of playing weddings on Krasnaya Gorka has survived to this day. It is believed that marriages made during this time will be lasting and happy.

Holiday traditions

The tradition of viewing brides after Easter on Krasnaya Gorka was preserved even after the adoption of Christianity in Russia. In the spring, young unmarried girls began to walk in their free time along the streets in their best outfits, in those places where potential suitors lived.

At the same time, wedding celebrations began, which had to be postponed for those couples who were married on the eve of Great Lent. In addition, it was customary to roll dyed Easter eggs in grooves set on hillocks. Girls and women at this time called for spring and performed rituals that attract fertility to arable land and a large harvest in the new year.

In the south of Russia, it was customary to plow the village with a plow on Krasnaya Gorka, which came a week after Easter, in order to protect the people living in it from misfortune. Such a ceremony was performed only by women who were harnessed to a plow.

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At this time, prayers were held in churches dedicated to the belief of Thomas, and the laity visited the graves of their ancestors. The tradition of going to the graves of close relatives on Krasnaya Gorka has survived to this day and is called the parental day, when the graves are decorated with flowers, and treats are distributed to children and adults at the cemetery and at home.

In Russia on such days it was considered a bad omen not to participate in the festivities of young people. It was said that a guy or a girl who is sitting at home at this time will never create a family of their own, or their marriage will be unhappy.

Nowadays, mass youth festivities are not held at this time, but many newlyweds try to play weddings on Krasnaya Gorka in order to observe ancient traditions and attract higher forces to protect their marriage.

To find out the exact date of Krasnaya Gorka a year before its celebration, the newlyweds need to be in time to submit an application for marriage indicating the exact date. Since the demand for this number is very high, it is sometimes difficult to apply with registration.

Outcomes

All brides and grooms who want to know when the Red Hill will be in 2022 and what date this important ancient holiday is celebrated should remember:

• The red hill has a floating date depending on the day of Orthodox Easter.
• The holiday is celebrated 7 days after Easter and bears the church name Fomin Week.
• In 2022, Krasnaya Gorka is celebrated on May 1, since Easter falls on April 24.