When is the ecumenical meat-eating Saturday in 2021

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

There are special days in the year for the remembrance and reverence of all the departed - parental Saturdays. These days it is customary to visit the graves of their relatives and friends. One of God's commandments says: "Honor and respect your parents." In order not to miss this day, everyone should know when the Ecumenical Meat Salad falls in 2021.

When is the holiday

Parents' Saturday is celebrated a week before forty days of fasting. On this day, it is customary to remember and commemorate the deceased relatives and friends. Orthodox services are held in all churches, where people pray and ask for forgiveness in place of their deceased relatives.

Many do not know what date the Ecumenical Meat-Passing Saturday is celebrated. The holiday does not have a fixed date and depends on the day on which Easter falls. In 2021, parental Saturday falls on March 6.

There are seven parental Saturdays in total.

What is customary to do on this day

On Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, parastas is held in churches, during which people pray and ask the Lord God for mercy for their deceased relatives. Those who were unable to attend the temple are advised to pray at home. Immediately after the service, people go to the graves of their loved ones.

On this day, it is customary to fry pancakes. One pancake is placed near the icon, and the second on the windowsill. It is recommended to take the pancakes to church and distribute to poor people.

Parents' Saturday is a day off. It is advisable to refrain from physical activity and housework. You need to celebrate the holiday in a clean house. But you should wash it in advance. It is important to devote the whole day to prayer and your spiritual world.

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On meat-eating Saturday, it is advisable to help those in need, to do good deeds. Planting plants on this day is not recommended. They are not believed to bear fruit.

On this day, you cannot swear, swear, smoke and abuse alcohol.

If the first pancake fell, then it is allowed to pick it up only after reading the prayer. Otherwise, you can follow the deceased relative.

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Do's and Don'ts

The most revered folk custom on this day is to visit the cemetery. It is important to remember your family and friends. Talk to them, remember, pray. They visit the graves after the service in the temple. But what is forbidden to do on parental Saturday:

1. Pray for those who committed suicide.
2. Write the names of unbaptized people in memorial notes.
3. To commemorate the dead with strong alcoholic drinks. It is allowed to drink church wine.
4. Conduct noisy events, visit entertainment venues.
5. Speak badly about the dead, condemn them or defile them.

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On parental Saturday, you need to clean up the cemetery, light a candle. On the way home or immediately after the service, leave a small donation for the needs of the temple. There is no need to bring food to the cemetery. It is best to remember at home.

Outcomes

Parents' Saturday evening should be spent in a calm home atmosphere at a memorial dinner. Only the closest and dearest people should be at the table. It is important to remember the dead with a kind word, to pray for them, to honor their memory. You cannot have fun and joke at the memorial table.