Orthodox holidays in January

Orthodox holidays in January and other months have their roots far back to the old Testament and originated in the New Testament. They are all dedicated to the most important events in the life of the Mother of God and Jesus Christ and the memory of all the saints.

The Church, from the point of view of piety, and recognizes these holidays useful. They had always ceremonial in nature, and their necessary condition – it's making a special sacrament, after all, it has been arranged originally, the life of Christians in the festivities. They do not engage in worldly occupations, not staged noisy feasts and amusements, but not necessarily provided various types of charity to the poor and the Church.

Until our time has come the custom to get rid of and works in a special religious days and spending the holidays with ceremonies and rituals that distinguish them from ordinary events. The laws governing the rules these days, there are different States that profess the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions.

The Orthodox Church calendar is divided into two parts: movable - Gregorian, and fixed – Julian calendar. This applies to holidays, which are marked stable or moves their date.

Holidays in January starting from the 1st number but the most significant are the Christian Nativity, Circumcision and Epiphany. In our country the Church is not switched to the new Gregorian calendar, so all holidays are celebrated with a difference in 13 days. Christmas, like other holidays in January in Russia is significantly different from similar celebrations throughout the Christian world.

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The Advent of the Christmas holidays was associated with a variety of folk customs. Over time, many of them forgotten, especially after the celebration of Christmas in 1918 was prohibited. The Soviet authorities allowed again to set up and decorate the Christmas tree only in 1935, but it wasn't Christmas. On top of the steel instead of the seven-pointed star symbolizing the star of Bethlehem, hanging five-pointed.

What we are accustomed to see in the New year and Christmas in the Soviet Union? These holidays in January in Russia have changed places. The new year has become more significant, but absorbed most Christmas attributes. However, he has managed to be a Soviet holiday.

After the Soviet Union splintered, Orthodox holidays in January began to be celebrated by believers, and the New year left a family celebration. Lately, more and more people belong to the category of perceiving the religious meaning of these days and Christmas is its position of primacy festival. Celebrate it in the night from the sixth to the seventh number. The main worship service is headed by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

Holidays in January include another no less important for the Christian world – the great neperehodimyh the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord. Many do not know, but it marks the old Testament custom in which a baby, born of Mary on the 8th day after Christmas, the circumcision and with it received the name Jesus. The day of the Annunciation to the virgin his heralded by the Archangel Gabriel.

It is believed that if you do not celebrate this holiday, it is impossible to go into the hole on Epiphany, or sinner waiting for the torments of hell for the disrespect and lack of attention to significant dates.

Holidays in January include another important event that cannot be ignored. This Is The Baptism Of The Lord. It is celebrated in honor of the baptism in the Jordan river of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist. Jesus according to the gospel, came in the form of a dove, the Holy Spirit and the heavenly Voice spoke to him a blessing.

There are more religious holidays in January, but they have shifted to date, so if you are to follow them, is required annually to track them on the calendar-Paschal.