Fasting to fasting: what is it? Principles, fundamentals, features of Lent. A photo. Video.

Orthodox posts are divided into one-day and many-day, necessarily preceded the church holiday or another event. One of the main posts in Christianity is the Great Lent.

Why is the Post called the Great?

This Orthodox fast lasts almost seven weeks andis the longest of all posts. The first six weeks of Lent are called "The Fourteen Months", and the seventh week is "Holy Week". It is for the last week that the church orders repentance and the strictest fast for believers. And on Good Friday Lent is not allowed to eat until the shroud is carried.

Divine services during Lent have a specialcharacter. The first Lenten service is performed before the beginning of fasting, on Forgiveness Sunday. At the end of the service, church officials ask for forgiveness from each other - for entry into Lent assumes freedom from offenses and purity of thoughts. This is the only way to hope for God's forgiveness and the forgiveness of your sins.

Therefore, the essence of the Great Lent is the preparation of the believer for the Light Easter holiday by purifying the soul from evil, anger and other human vices.

We correctly meet the Great Lent

How to endure Lent? After all, this is a long way to go, which is not easy to go through, especially to an inexperienced person. In this case, the recommendations of the priest will help:

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  a clear awareness of Fasting. The main thing is not a temporary restriction in food, but an opportunity to learn how to overcome your passions, temptations and sins.


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  a conversation with a clergyman. If a believer has questions or difficulties during the observance of Fasting, it is best to turn to the servant of the church.


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  Analysis of their own shortcomings and bad habits. This awareness will gradually release the soul from these vices.

Basic Principles of Lent

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  The spirit above the raft is the basic position


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  Education in yourself of will power - through the rejection of weaknesses and passions


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  Prohibition of alcohol and smoking - preferably not only at the time of Fasting, but also in everyday life


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  Tolerance and friendliness - these virtues should be developed by every Christian


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  Getting rid of grievances and evil thoughts - such vices affect a person from within, so for the time of Fasting, it is better to let go of all the bad things

Succumbency - what does this mean?

Cinnamon refers to eating withoutvegetable oil and sweet. According to church canons, such products include: bread, water, salt, raw and sour vegetables, honey, herbs. With an amendment to the present, at the basis of dry eating can be also vegetables boiled and baked, as well as raw fruits, cooked (compote or kissel) and baked.

Covenant: the features of fasting

Features of power in the post

So, with dry eating in the post you can eat:

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  bread and sprouted grain (wheat or rye)


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  raw fruits and vegetables


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  cabbage kvasshenuju (sea) and pickles


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  potatoes, pumpkin, beets, carrots, apples baked


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  beans, corn cooked


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  nuts


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  olives


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  compotes

There are many delicious recipes forLenten menu for each day of fasting. Among the simplest dishes you can note pea or bean puree, garlic caviar with walnuts and lemon juice. Quick and easy to prepare and lean salads - the list of allowed ingredients allows you to create different combinations.

In a post it is possible to prepare salads without vegetativeoils: from beans with potatoes, from cabbage with prunes, from potatoes and pickles. As a dressing for salads, lemon juice or honey (in fruit salads) is used. On the first excellent cold cold lean soup from vegetables and cereals.

Many are interested in whether to fast to children. The parents' business is to tell the child in an accessible form the meaning of fasting and encourage them to abstain in food. However, in no case is there any pressure from adults, especially if the child is still very young.

Now you know what dry fasting is, and the basic principles of proper nutrition in this period. And to stick to the requirements of fasting or not - everyone decides for himself.

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