The most severe and mournful week of Lent falls on the week before Easter Sunday. This week is called Holy Week, and every day is called Great Week. Each day of Holy Week has its own religious significance, but it always stands out Maundy Thursday, which is popularly also called “Maundy Thursday”.

Clean Thursday falls on April 13th in 2017. From the name it immediately becomes clear that on this day you must wash your home and wash yourself. Preparations for Easter begin on Holy Monday. But it is customary to begin cleaning, washing and preparing the first courses for the Easter table on Maundy Thursday.

Maundy Thursday traditions

This holiday is a symbol of purity, spiritual and physical.

It is traditional for this day to cleanse your home and body of dirt. Housewives clean the house on this day, because the very next day it is prohibited to do any household chores. Clean Thursday is a great day for general cleaning of the home; a good housewife should have a sparkling house in the evening.

At the same time, cleaning should be carried out with a good mood and good thoughts.

You should definitely wash your face before sunrise; it is best to use dew for this. It is believed that such washing removes from a person all the sins that were committed during the year and strengthens his health.

It is necessary to take care not only of the body and home, but also of the soul. Therefore, believers on this day must attend services, confess and receive communion.

And after returning from church, it’s time to start spring cleaning. Also on this day, it is advisable to wash all the linen that comes out, including bed linen, towels, tablecloths and even rugs.

Signs for Maundy Thursday 2017

In order for there to be money in the house, you need to count it. All the money in the house is collected and counted three times: at sunrise, at noon and at sunset. When counting a person, no one should see, not even family members. It is believed that such a ritual will provide the family financial stability for the entire coming year.

In order for your baby’s hair to be thick and beautiful, it must be cut on Maundy Thursday. This will not only give your baby beautiful and thick hair, but will also become a talisman. The cut curls should be placed in a linen bag and stored carefully.

Thursday salt. Traditionally, Thursday salt is prepared on Maundy Thursday. To do this in the morning, after all family members have bathed, everyone needs to take a handful of salt and pour it into a pot. Store the salt and use it throughout the year to cleanse the energy of your living space. To carry out the lighting ritual, you need to put a candle in an unnecessary cup and pour a little salt. Light a candle and pray throughout the house. You can also place a cup with a candle in a place where a family quarrel recently occurred.

It is common among people to wake up on this day even before sunrise in order to be sure to take a bath. It is believed that this ritual washes away from a person the sins he has committed during the year. Signs also suggest that water on this day has healing properties. It not only gets rid of sins, but also helps to cope with many ailments.

Believers always go to church on Maundy Thursday before Easter to confess and receive communion. Then you can begin general cleaning of your home. Everything needs to be washed: from the walls and ceiling to the smallest trinket. If you tidy up on this day, the house will always be clean throughout the year. This refers not only to dust, but also to getting rid of dark energy that brings quarrels and scandals into the house.

It is believed that when cleaning on Maundy Thursday, you can find your favorite but long-lost things.

April 13th is Maundy Thursday in 2017. On this day, you should not only clean your home, but also try to wash all the linen in the house. Including curtains, towels and even rugs and rugs. When the cleaning is finished, you can start preparing Easter baked goods and coloring the eggs. After the big cleaning on Maundy Thursday, it is no longer possible to clean the house until Easter, and then for another three days after the holiday Sunday.

Conspiracies on Maundy (Great) Thursday 2017

Maundy Thursday conspiracy for money

If a family constantly lacks money, if people live in need, then this fate is interrupted in this way.

On Maundy Thursday they take a sieve, put small change in it, go out early in the morning (so that no one will see), read the hex and “sow” the money in the snow.

It is noticed that after this the family climbs out of poverty and lives much better.

First they say "Jesus Prayer":

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God.

Have mercy on me, a sinner.

Mother Earth, Sister Earth,

Take the seeds

Give me and my family

Good times, good shoots. Amen.

How to remove damage to destruction in the house

On Maundy Thursday, get three buckets of water from different houses. At first glance, this will seem difficult to you, but if you want, you can do everything. Wash your apartment with this water, and keep one bucket for yourself. The water can be heated or not heated - at your discretion. Speak to the water before you clean the house and wash your body. The plot is like this:

Lord God, bless and help!

Christ was crucified, the tears of the Virgin Mary fell,

They flowed into the water and penetrated into the ground.

I went for the spring, clean water found it

My hut is a temple, a golden palace.

Bless my home, Heavenly Father.

Lord, help, Lord, bless,

Lord, free my house from corruption and free me.

My word is strong, my deed is tenacious and molding.

Key. Lock. Language.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

Conspiracy against poverty in 2017

On Maundy Thursday, throw money (changes) into the water, speak to this water and wash first the table, then the windows, then the doors, and then the floor. But the floor should be washed backwards, that is, from the threshold into the room. The plot is read over the water with the little fingers clasped. Release your little fingers only when you have read the spell 33 times.

During all these manipulations, you cannot pick up the phone, talk to anyone, or answer questions through the door. During this time, the dog (whoever has one) should not walk from room to room or, worse, bark. The cat and birds don't interfere. If at least one of the above conditions is not met, there will be no sense in the conspiracy.

And the conspiracy is like this:

Water, you are water,

Everyone drinks you, everyone loves you.

Everyone sanctifies you in Epiphany.

I ask you, water, for forgiveness.

Mother, pure water, forgive me,

Mother, water, help.

How many of you there are in the lake, in the river, in the stream, in the ocean,

In every human glass.

I wish I had a lot of money:

And on Monday, and Tuesday, and Wednesday,

And on Thursday and Friday,

Both on Saturday and Sunday.

There is so much water, so for me too, God's servant

A lot of goodness, gold and silver.

In the name of the Father and in the name of the Son and the Holy Spirit

And forever and ever. Amen.

If you don't get out of debt

They make a sauerkraut and walk around their house. They stop near the corner, take a piece of sauerkraut in their mouth, and before doing this they say:

Who is coming towards you? Christ!

What is he carrying? Money!

How this kvashn grows and comes,

Yes, with God's help, and welcome to come.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Also, if it is very difficult for you to get rid of all sorts of debts, do the following.

When you start the bread kneader, say three times:

Give, Lord, sporins,

In money, gold, silver.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Conspiracy for profit in the house

On Maundy Thursday in 2017, lay a sheepskin coat on the floor (fur side up), lie naked on it and roll from side to side, saying this:

How you, sheep, were rich in wool and shaggy,

So that my home would be warm and rich.

So would it be for me, God’s servant (name),

Gold and silver.

Bless, Mother of God, my words.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

For those who want to live in wealth in 2017

On Maundy Thursday, before sunrise, count all the money in the house three times. After each account you need to say a secret spell on money:

A thousand, half a thousand, six hundred -

Everything, everywhere, my Master’s hand will take.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen. Amen. Amen

Maundy Thursday conspiracy for profit in the house

Again on Maundy Thursday, husband and wife should talk through the window. Let one of the spouses ask:

Is there money in the house?

In response you should say:

There is and always will be, if the Lord does not forget you and me.

If a woman does not have a husband, then the one who is older in years can talk to her.

For good luck

On Maundy Thursday, wash your home with holy water. When you're done cleaning, say this:

On Maundy Thursdays, all of Mother Earth is cleansed,

My soul will also be cleansed on Maundy Thursday.

How the Sun and Moon move correctly across the sky,

They turn in their eternal circle,

So he will turn to me correctly

Happy lot and fate.

Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

On the east side

Oh you saints

Close my meat bodies, milk rivers,

Run, little milk, along the veins,

From the veins straight to the notch,

From a receptacle to a milk pan,

From milk pan to jar.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Cleansing spell

This conspiracy is read on Maundy Thursday (the last Thursday of Lent). His words are:

How confession cleanses

How water washes away dirt,

So you too, Thursday, be clean.

Cleanse me from all evil,

From offending people, from disobedience,

From intemperance, devilish blasphemy,

From bad rumors, evil conversations,

Demonic disputes.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

So that my son doesn't drink

They wash the windows on Maundy Thursday, pour the last water during washing into a jar and pour it into the son’s back seven times when he leaves the house, with the words:

How I gave birth to you, fed you with my milk,

So, slave (name), you shouldn’t drink alcohol,

Braga, I didn’t pour wine into my mouth.

The windows have been washed and you are clean.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

So that a woman does not drink

They throw the said Thursday salt into the drink so that the patient with alcoholism does not notice. This is done forty times. At the same time, there must be an icon of 40 saints in the house.

As Thursday is great, so is my word.

As this salt melts, so does your desire to drink.

Forty saints are standing, looking at you (name of the patient).

Neither days nor nights avert their eyes.

So that the slave (name) does not drink drunkenness,

I didn’t pick up the glass.

My word is molded and strong.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

So that husband and wife do not separate

On Maundy Thursday (before Easter), twist one thread from two spools and place it across the threshold. When your husband steps over the thread, tie it in the middle with a knot and hide it somewhere. When you tie the knot, say:

Servant of God (name) and I, his thread,

Twisted together, tightly rolled.

How can the knot on this thread not come undone?

So he will never part with me.

Love spell on husband on Maundy Thursday

Throw it out of your closet beautiful dresses, count them and read the plot. Instead of the number 12 indicated in the plot, say the number of how many outfits you have.

(12) my dresses, all beautiful.

I am the most beautiful in (12) dresses.

How people can't walk without dresses,

so you (name) cannot be without me.

This love spell is also read on Easter.

When you lose your voice

Do it on Maundy Thursday. You need to go outside before sunrise, stand at the back of your house and shout protractedly three times in a row:

For the old lady's quick marriage

On Maundy Thursday, wash your face with cat’s milk, saying:

How everyone pets cats and how cats cling to everyone,

So the suitors won’t let me pass.

Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

If a person brings misfortune to people

On Maundy Thursday, wash yourself in three houses or three baths, saying:

Maundy Thursday, be my father,

Turn your face to me.

How are you, Maundy Thursday, pure and bright,

So my life would be clean and bright.

Key, lock, tongue.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

To make the girl like the grooms

On Maundy Thursday, buy a mirror without taking change. Then stand between two trees and, looking into the mirror you just bought, say:

How the whole world looks in the mirror,

He admires his reflection,

That's how guys would admire me,

They made love to me and kissed me

They were vying to woo me.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Beauty spell

Read this plot on Maundy Thursday (the last Thursday of Lent) early in the morning, before sunrise. At the same time, bow low on all four sides. The spell words are:

I will rise, servant of God (name), at the clear dawn,

I will bow to the first beautiful star,

I’ll wash myself with dew and dry myself with a girl’s braid.

Be my white face whiter than the white light,

Scarlet cheeks redder than the red sun,

Eyes brighter than a clear month,

My eyebrows be blacker than black earth,

So that the guys are all as one,

They couldn’t say a word against me,

Take your eyes off me.

I wish I was sweeter and sweeter than everyone else,

More desirable and beautiful.

My word is molded,

My business is tenacious.

Key, lock, tongue.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

So that no one spoils the cattle

On Maundy Thursday you need to wear your sheepskin coat backwards. Go one by one to all the cattle you have, shake the bucket and say:

On the east side

Vlasiy and Fedosy walk in a distant country.

They have golden keys in their holy ruches.

Oh you saints

Lock up my meat bodies,

Rivers of milk,

So that no one comes near these rivers,

So that no one ruins my farm.

Run, little milk, along the veins,

From the veins straight to the notch,

From a receptacle to a milk pan,

From milk pan to jar.

Find it, zhor, on my little beast,

And you, zhor, go to the fat, shine, become meaty.

Chur, to my deeds, amen to my words.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

To become invulnerable

On the night from Wednesday to Thursday of Holy Week, a bundle of salt is placed in the oven. In the morning, before sunrise, the bundle is taken out of the oven and taken to a well or any other water. Having untied the salt, they throw it into the water and say:

Bast shoes are not woven from salt,

They don't weave a path out of salt,

No one considers salt an enemy

Nobody wishes any harm.

They don't shoot her, they don't flog her,

They don't beat her with sticks or whips.

No one judges salt, no one kills,

No one wishes death or damage to her.

So would it be for me, God’s servant,

To be, like Thursday salt, invulnerable,

Invincible neither by beast nor by man.

And be my words molded,

And be strong in my affairs.

Alatyr is strong like a stone,

Like a bath leaf to the bare bottom of the sculptures.

Key, lock, tongue.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

For beauty and health

On Maundy Thursday, wash your silver or gold by putting it in water - and you will be beautiful and healthy.

Spell for beauty on Maundy Thursday 2017

On Maundy Thursday, pour the water and blessed salt consecrated in the temple on this day into a jug or basin for washing, lower any silver object (spoon, ring) and, while washing, say:

My Mother Theotokos,

Bless me for the purity of Thursday.

How holy and pure this water is,

My beauty would be so pure.

How pure and radiant this silver is,

So all year long I, God’s servant, could be

In full health and beauty.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

Get rid of damage

So here's one of those ways. On Maundy Thursday, go to the cemetery and look for a grave in which a person who died exactly a year ago is buried. Place three eggs, three pancakes and kutya on this grave. Then bow and read the following plot:

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Who can count the worms in this land?

Only he will devour my body.

Dead soul, detective of my enemy,

Eat pancakes and kutya,

You're sweating a dead body.

When the enemy counts all the worms in the earth,

Then only he can control me.

May God grant me long life

And my damage should be in this place.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

Punishment for crime

If you don’t know the name of your enemy, get up on Maundy Thursday at three in the morning, open the oven door and shout into it:

Oh, you damask knives!

You fly faster, forty damask knives.

Fly, find the one

Who is the culprit of my grief?

Cut him, stab him,

Don't sleep and don't doze,

Don't rest yourself

Don't give it to the enemy.

Just as water in a river does not flow backwards,

The fish in the sky does not sing like a nightingale,

The sun doesn't shine at night,

Ice does not melt in severe frosts,

Chickens don't fly in the sky

A mother does not drink the blood of her child,

So the enemy will not break my spell.

The first key lies in the black river,

The second key is in the yellow sand.

No one will take those keys

And my lock won't open.

Key, lock, tongue,

Amen. Amen. Amen.

To prevent the cattle from being stolen

On Maundy Thursday, take water from the well and pour it into one of the corners of your yard. In this case, you need to say three times:

The water in the river flows and does not stop,

No meeting bothers her.

The river is always on its banks,

And my cattle is in my hands.

The thief won't see her

Will not touch or offend,

He won't come to my yard,

He won't steal any livestock.

There is a month in the sky, and the sun will follow it,

No thief will take my cattle.

Key, lock, tongue.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

Conspiracy your husband from your rival

On Maundy Thursday, cut your toenails and fingernails and put your nails in two new handkerchiefs. From your feet - into one scarf, from your hands - into another, while saying:

I trim my toes,

I'll put them in white handkerchiefs.

And how sorry I will be for my marigolds,

Also let my husband (so-and-so) forget.

Key, lock, tongue.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

Tie your nails in knots and place them where no one will see them. Soon your husband will completely forget your rival.

Treatment of joints on Maundy Thursday 2017

From Wednesday before Maundy Thursday, look out the window and, looking at the sky, say:

Lord, Almighty God,

Created everything from nothing!

Bless and cleanse my body,

May Your work be holy and strong.

Just like the heavenly body, nothing hurts,

Doesn’t whine, doesn’t tingle and doesn’t burn with fire,

So my bones wouldn’t hurt,

They didn’t whine, didn’t ache, and didn’t burn.

The water of God comes down from heaven,

My body is cleared of illness.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

From fears

Good afternoon, soon.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A dead man lies in a coffin in a graveyard.

He doesn't see the red sun,

He does not hear the singing of the church,

He doesn't feel the free air,

No stars, no clear month.

And he is not afraid of heavenly thunder,

No hail, no fire lightning,

And he is not afraid of the black sorcerer,

Not a robber's axe.

Not afraid of evil speeches,

Not afraid of the dark of night.

He does not hide from evil eyes.

And so that I (so-and-so) would not be afraid of anything.

By the word of this strong saint I was saved.

My guardian angel

My guardian angel

Be with me everywhere, with (so-and-so)

God's servant.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Shield for a child from all troubles

On Maundy Thursday, they wash the child with enchanted water. They speak to the water with these words:

First time, good hour,

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

God! Let the enemy

My child will not deceive

It won’t lure him into a nasty trap,

It will not cause harm or pain,

The life given by God will not be taken away.

Let him not see him

Nothing will offend anyone,

He will not shed innocent blood,

He won't lead you by the hand by cunning.

Let this enemy near the child become numb.

Your eyes will go blind and freeze.

The arm won't rise, the leg won't move,

Until the child leaves him.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Now, forever, forever and ever.

Amen.

Please note: when reading a prayer, you need, depending on who you are reading it to (a boy or a girl), to say the words correctly - “his” or “hers”, that is, change the words to the feminine or masculine gender.

Folk rituals for Maundy Thursday in 2017

IN Ancient Rus' The Great Day was the first Sunday of the new solar year, coming after the equinox. With the advent of Christianity, the holiday acquired a deeper essence, but the folk ritual remained. That is why Maundy Thursday, like no other day of the year, has many traditions dating back to pagan times.

In fact, these rituals are relics of ancient beliefs that have nothing to do with Orthodox traditions Maundy Thursday. They do not have much meaning, but are not prohibited by the Church.

It is believed that along with the soul, the body also needs to be cleansed. There is nothing wrong with people, especially sick people, wanting to get up early and wash their bodies clean water. Unless this action is combined with some kind of magical and occult ritual. They said that on this day “even a crow washes its crow in a puddle.”

On Thursday, house cleaning reaches its peak. For the holiday it should literally shine. Our grandmothers said: “If you clean on Maundy Thursday, then whole year you will live in purity."

It happens that Orthodox Russian traditions are called something that the Church has struggled with for centuries. One of the many superstitions dating back to pre-Christian mythology is the custom of preparing “Thursday (black) salt.” About him in last years they say more and more often.

People, worshiping the deities of nature, believed that “black salt” healed many ailments of people and animals. It was believed that it should be served with the main meal, added to dough and water for washing. There was a tradition for a sick person to eat buns baked with black salt for ten days in a row. Often salt was taken from three houses for “sanctification”. Then the crystals were dissolved in tinctures of fragrant herbs or leaven grounds, sometimes mixed with thick oatmeal. They put it in the oven for crystallization until smoke emitted. The salt darkened, turning black.

The Church has the “Prayer over Solyu”, one of the most ancient. After all, this product spiritual sense meaning the saving teaching of Christ, is the most necessary for a person. Salt can be brought to the temple for consecration, but there is no need to do this on a specific day or prepare it in a special way. The Church cannot sanctify superstitions with its authority. Since the time of the Council of the Hundred Heads (1551), this has been strictly prohibited. If there have ever been concessions to popular beliefs, this does not mean that they were Christianized.

Ritual against the evil eye on Maundy Thursday

To wash away the evil eye or damage from yourself, you need to wash your face on Maundy Thursday. silver water. It is easy to make such water - you need to put a silver object in the water overnight, and on the morning of Good Friday, wash your face with this water.

In addition, if you have a child who is less than a year old, you must wash him with this water in order to wash away all the bad things that could be said about him.

Prayers on Maundy (Great) Thursday 2017

Prayers are read on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, standing under running water, which pours over the entire body.

I see Your palace, my Savior, adorned, and I have no clothes, but there is a stench below: enlighten the robe of my soul, O Light-Giver, and save me. (I see Your adorned (bridal) chamber, Savior, but I do not have (worthy) clothes to enter into it. Enlighten the clothes of my soul, O Giver of Light, and save me.)

Thy secret supper this day, O Son of God, accept me as a partaker: I will not tell the secret to Thy enemies, neither will I give Thee a kiss like Judas, but like a thief I will confess Thee: remember me, O Lord, in Thy Kingdom. (Son of God, accept me today as a partaker of Your Last Supper. I will not betray the secret to Your enemies, I will not kiss You, like Judas. But like a (prudent) thief I confess You: Remember me, Lord, in Your Kingdom).

Lord! Have mercy and save!

I come to You in prayer.

And forgive me for my sins,

Almighty, I beg you.

Help me cleanse my soul

Me from my vain sins.

Save me, God, save me

From hopeless deeds and thoughts.

Give strength to your wounded soul

Rip off the slippers of sinful dirt,

Everything that is planned to be accomplished

Despite evil and the machinations of scum.

Save and have mercy on me, a sinner.

As confession cleanses, as water removes dirt, so you, Thursday, be pure, cleanse me from all evil, from offending people, from disobedience, from intemperance, from devilish blasphemy, from bad rumors, from evil conversations, demonic disputes. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

You have probably already calculated what date Maundy Thursday will be in 2017. Of course, April 13, exactly three days before Great Easter. The signs and customs of this day are associated with bathing, cleaning, washing - in general, everything that involves cleaning. The meaning of this day is comprehensive cleansing, bodily and, of course, spiritual. If a girl bathes before sunrise, she will be beautiful and healthy. Bathing before sunrise is recommended not only for girls, but for everyone who does not sleep through the dawn.

Maundy Thursday is one of the important stages of preparation for the Easter festivities. Services are held in churches, and Orthodox Christians direct their call to God in prayer.

Signs and customs associated with Maundy Thursday

On this day you need to get up before sunrise. It is believed that water on Thursday has a special power; it can heal, get rid of sins, and protect from possible illnesses.

After washing, Orthodox Christians rush to church for confession and communion. After this, they begin Easter preparations again: they wash the entire house and the objects in it. Whoever puts things in proper order on Maundy Thursday 2017 will have it throughout the whole year. This implies the elimination of bad energy clots, memories of quarrels and scandals. During such cleaning, you cleanse the house of everything bad, and not just garbage. Total cleaning includes laundry.

Housewives also bake holiday cakes, make Easter eggs and painted eggs. Since the cleaning is being carried out globally, there is no longer any need to take revenge in the house until Easter.

There were many beliefs among the people associated with Maundy Thursday. For example, there was a sign associated with family wealth. If you want the family’s finances not to be transferred, perform a simple manipulation: before the sun rises, collect all the bills and coins that are in the house and count three times.

There is also a belief regarding hair. Mothers try to give their babies their first haircut on this day; it is believed that in this case they will have rich hair. For these reasons, girls and women make appointments with hairdressers to at least trim the ends, thereby ensuring themselves beautiful curls.

What you can and cannot do on Maundy Thursday 2017

Among the warnings associated with Maundy Thursday is this: the candle that believers carry home after the service must remain lit. Therefore, in every possible way protect the fragile light from dying out - if you succeed, then everything will be fine in the house.

On this day there is a strict taboo for Orthodox Christians to eat fast food. On Maundy Thursday it is better to even deny yourself vegetable oil and hot dishes. Do not eat anything or do any homework until you receive the sacrament.

You cannot leave rubbish in the house, otherwise you will not be able to avoid strife and quarrels in the house throughout the year. You should not pour contaminated water after cleaning within the house; it is better to take it away and drain it on the road or stones - where there is no vegetation.

Do not leave dirty dishes or dirty laundry overnight - this is a bad sign that can attract illnesses. Start preparing traditional holiday dishes cannot be used until the cleaning is completed, and they cannot be tried before Easter.

Thursday salt

There is another important nuance of Maundy Thursday - the preparation of salt, which has unique protective properties. In different regions of Russia, Thursday salt is prepared in different ways.

Here is another ancient ritual. It differs from the generally accepted one, but is also quite interesting. After bathing, household members should take a handful of salt with their hands and pour it into a bowl (our ancestors poured it into a pot). This dish is preserved, and its contents are used to cleanse the house of bad energy.

The house is cleansed with this salt as follows: take a candle, an unnecessary, preferably cracked jar (or cup), place the candle in it, and add some of the salt prepared on the Thursday preceding Easter. A prayer is recited over a lit candle. They leave it in the room where there was a quarrel or there is a person suffering from an illness. While the candle is burning, it is not forbidden to do your business, but you must leave closed doors and windows in the home.

Wait until the candle burns out completely, fold up what is left after the ritual, and take it outside in a bag. Throw away the jar or cup of wax and salt with your left hand. Immediately after this, return home and lock the doors.

Let this special day make you purer and more spiritual, because soon one of the greatest holidays is Easter!

Maundy Thursday is the fourth day Holy Week, completing the forty-day period of the strictest Lent. It also bears the name of Maundy Thursday and calls on believers to remember the events associated with the Last Supper and the establishment of the divine sacrament of the Eucharist by Jesus. In addition, on this day they begin to actively prepare for the upcoming Easter festivities, thoroughly clean their home, go to the bathhouse and throw out all things that remind them of the painful and unpleasant moments of life. These traditions came from ancient times and took root in modern society. Therefore, on Maundy Thursday in 2016, both urban and rural residents will clean up their homes, bake Easter cakes, paint eggs and make delicious Easter cottage cheese for the festive meal dedicated to Bright Sunday Christ's.

Maundy Thursday in 2016: what date will it occur?

There is no difficulty in finding out when Maundy Thursday will occur in 2016. It will tell you what number a significant event falls on. church calendar. Or you can subtract three days from the date of Great Easter and determine exactly when it is necessary to clean the house with special diligence, perform ablutions and bake a festive treat for the great and bright Easter meal.

What we do on Maundy Thursday: the most important activities

Many people are interested in what we do on Maundy Thursday and how exactly it is customary to spend it. Folk traditions It is advised to wake up before sunrise on this day and be sure to swim. It is believed that this simple ritual helps a person wash away all the sins committed throughout the year. According to ancient beliefs, water on Maundy Thursday has magical power and promotes the healing of both minor ailments and serious illnesses.

Believers on this day must go to church for confession and holy communion, and only then begin general cleaning of the home. On Maundy Thursday, absolutely everything is washed, from the ceiling, walls and floor, to the tiniest trinket that is in the house. This ritual not only helps to get rid of garbage and dust, but also helps to destroy dark energy that provokes quarrels, scandals and strife between family members.

On Maundy Thursday, all linen is usually washed, including curtains, carpets and rugs. By Good Friday there should not be a single dirty item left in the house. When the cleaning is completely finished, you can start painting eggs, putting out dough for holiday baking and preparing sweet Easter curds. After Thursday's grand cleaning, you can't do any dirty work for the next week.

Maundy Thursday 2016: signs and customs of our ancestors

• In order for there to be prosperity in the house, it is necessary to collect all the available money in one bundle and count it once at sunrise, at noon and at sunset. The main thing is to do everything completely alone, so that none of the family members see how the ritual takes place. Then the next year will be financially prosperous and quite stable.
• So that the child grows thick and beautiful hair, you need to cut it on Maundy Thursday, and put the cut curls in a linen bag and put it in a secret place. They will serve as a talisman for the baby and will protect him from diseases and other misfortunes.
• To expel negative energy and sanctify the home, “Thursday” salt is prepared on Maundy Thursday. After the whole family has bathed in the morning, everyone should take a handful of salt from the bowl and pour it into a ceramic pot. Then they put a little salt in an unnecessary cup, put a lighted candle there and go around every room of the house with prayers. This helps clear the room of negative emotions and dark entities.

Why is Maundy Thursday called so: the history of the holiday

To understand why Maundy Thursday is called so, you need to go back to the depths of centuries and carefully study some of the acts from the life of Christ. Biblical texts say that it was on Thursday that the famous Last Supper took place - the last supper of Jesus with his disciples. Immediately before the meal, Christ washed the feet of all present and began the church ceremony known today as “communion.” It was in connection with these events that Thursday received the name Clean.

On Maundy Thursday in 2016, priests and believers will once again remember everything that happened many centuries ago on this day and lift up prayers to heaven for the glory of the Lord.

Maundy or Maundy Thursday is the day during Holy Week during which the Last Supper is remembered. In that Special attention was paid to the physical and spiritual purity of the believer.

When is Maundy Thursday in 2016?

The first priority of a believer is to cleanse the house of dirt and dust. It was believed that this would drive away evil spirits, quarrels and misunderstandings between spouses. Be sure to wash the clothes, mop the floor and clean the carpets. The cleaner the home, the greater the blessing of the Lord.

Maundy Thursday: customs and signs

After the adoption of Christianity, inviolable rituals appeared that accompany the holiday of Maundy Thursday:

Wash your face with fresh dew at dawn. If the holiday falls early and there is still snow outside, then you need to melt the ice in the evening and wash your face with this water in the morning;

Swim before dawn. It's best to go to the bathhouse. But if this is not possible, then a regular shower or bath will do;

Count the money. Three times a day you need to count all the finances that are in the house: early in the morning, at noon, before going to bed. This must be done in absolute solitude. Belief says that monetary well-being will not leave the house all year;

Visit church. Along with cleansing the body, you should also cleanse yourself spiritually. The believers asked the Lord to forgive their sins, prayed and listened to the solemn service.

A modest family dinner in memory of Christ

The Bible says that on this day Jesus held the Last Supper, where he washed the feet of his faithful subjects. This is how he expressed his love and care to them.

Before starting the meal, you need to pray and thank the Lord for the food. You can start your dinner with a glass of red wine. Children are allowed to drink strawberry or cherry compote.

You can serve it on the table fresh vegetables, greens, boiled eggs. If the housewife wants to pamper her household, you can prepare a light a fish dish. Lent is not over yet, but the church is making some concessions on Maundy Thursday.

Preparing a festive meal for Holy Sunday

On Thursday, housewives began preparing dishes for Easter, first of all, putting the dough on the Easter cakes. It was believed that the dough turned out especially successful on this day.

What else did you do on Maundy Thursday:

They painted eggs. It was the children's responsibility;

We made a menu for Sunday, purchased groceries;

We were preparing aspic, jellied meat.

The whole family gathered in the kitchen, everyone had something to do. Often responsibilities were distributed: one cleaned the house, the second went grocery shopping, the housewife did the dough.

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The week before Easter continues, it's time for Maundy Thursday. This day also has its own customs and traditions.

During Holy Week, every day has a special meaning. Our ancestors sacredly honored traditions and performed rituals on the occasion of every significant national or church holiday. The section on our website will help you, and we will tell you especially about Maundy Thursday.

In the Bible, this day is remembered for such an event as the Last Supper. The Savior gathered all his disciples and washed their feet. Also that evening, the rite of Holy Communion was performed, which consisted of tasting bread and wine. These dishes to this day symbolize the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. This tradition is recognized by all directions of Christianity. Therefore, Maundy Thursday combines spiritual and physical cleansing. From Thursday until Easter, church services celebrate the earthly suffering of Christ.

Maundy Thursday

This day is usually dedicated to cleaning the house, and everything should be sparkling clean. Previously, in villages, all things were taken out of the hut, curtains, bed linen, tablecloths and other things were washed. The housewives cleaned the ceilings and walls, and also whitewashed the stove. On the night from Thursday to Friday, it was customary to sleep on the floor on a straw bedding to give all things the opportunity to cleanse all accumulated dirt and negative energy. This can be done today. There are many ways to rid your home of negative influence and protect from evil forces. One of the simplest and most effective is given by ordinary wormwood.

After the general cleaning, the owners themselves received water procedures, and then they were busy preparing treats. Thursday Easter and eggs have long become symbols of this holiday. However, eggs served not only the function of decorating the holiday. With the help of eggs they healed people from diseases and removed damage.

There is also a belief that it is on this day that not only people, nature and animals, but even all things and household items are cleansed of all negativity. If for some reason you missed Thursday cleaning, then do not grab the brushes in Good Friday. It will be possible to sweep away the dirt only after Easter. Otherwise, it was believed that all the dust removed after Thursday could fall into the eyes of the Savior.

On Maundy Thursday, the main emphasis is on cleaning, but this does not mean that you can forget about communication with the Almighty and church services. If you do not have time to attend a church hymn, you can light a candle at home and read the prayer that is closest to you. We recommend the Lord's Prayer as the most important prayer for all believers. Easter is a time of cleansing, rebirth and rebirth. Love each other, believe in miracles and don't forget to press the buttons and

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