On the Annunciation, call your husband affectionate words

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

Today Orthodox Christians celebrate the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. Among Russians, the Annunciation was considered a holiday of the arrival of spring. Ancestors said that "on the Annunciation, spring overcame winter." Although the holiday coincides with Lent, its grandeur allows one to ease the severity of abstinence.

The Annunciation is the day when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who told her the good news about the future birth of a son who will become the Savior of the whole world. According to legend, in his hands the Archangel held a white lily - a symbol of purity and purity, which is depicted on all icons of the Annunciation.

On the eve of the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated an all-night vigil in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

On this day, it was established to release the birds into the wild. This tradition symbolizes the liberation of the soul from sins and the holiness of thoughts on such a bright holiday.

An interesting belief existed among Russian women: on the Annunciation, from morning to midnight, you should call your husband an affectionate word 40 times, then the man will love and carry his wife all year round.