When the parent Saturday 2015: the date. When Dmitriyev's parental Saturday (commemoration of the dead) 2015
In Orthodoxy it has long been accepted on the Sabbathday of the week to commemorate the deceased parents, loved ones and in general all Orthodox Christians. By the way, the phrase "parental Saturday" in Hebrew means "peace of dead ancestors."
When the parental Saturday in 2015 (Dmitrievskaya Saturday)
Commemoration of the Orthodox calendarThe deceased in 2015 spent eight Saturdays. Seven funeral Saturdays have already passed, and the last - Dmitrievskaya parental Saturday - falls on November 7. On this day, in the Orthodox churches of the whole world, services of commemoration of the departed Christians are held. This is the last remembrance Saturday of 2015, which in different cultures has different names from each other, for example: in Russia - "farewell Saturday", in Lithuania and the Czech Republic the last memorial Saturday was called "The Feast of the Goat", where the main character was guslar, goat or pesonopets, and in Bulgaria - "hearths."
The history of the appearance of Dmitrievskaya Saturday
The story of the commemoration of DmitrievskayaSaturday refers to the year 1380. This year on September 8 there was a bloody battle between the Russians and the Tatars - the "Kulikovo Battle". After the victory won, in which a large number of Russian soldiers fell, Prince Dmitry Donskoy ordered to serve in all Orthodox churches and temples for funeral services and liturgies for the killed soldiers. And from this period the last memorial Saturday of the year began to be called "Dmitrievskaya".
Interesting! On the weather on Dmitrievskaya Saturday, it was determined what the weather would be like at Easter: if Dmitrievskaya Saturday was warm, then Easter would be warm, and if it's snowy or frosty, then Easter will be cold
Dmitrievskaya parental Saturday: remembrance of the dead
In the Slavic culture over the centuries, certain traditions and customs have been formed for the preparation and holding of the memorial Saturday.
So on the eve, namely - November 6, 2015, it is necessary:
to clean the house and the cemetery
visit the bath and leave in it: a bucket of clean spring water and a new oak or birch broom for the deceased souls
prepare a variety of dishes: bake memorial pies, cook kutya, to set the table on Friday night and invite the "parents" to the table. At the same time it is necessary to put some food in a separate bowl and pour clean water. It is believed that on that day the souls of the deceased visit their relatives
invite to the funeral home and family
On Saturday, November 7, 2015, you need:
be sure to go to the temple to: pray for the repose of their ancestors, put candles, offer the temple offerings, order a funeral service and memorial service for "parents", and at the exit from the church to distribute to all the suffering alms
if possible, visit the graves of the deadrelatives and present memorial pies. At the grave of parents it is desirable to hold a requiem funeral service, only it is necessary to agree in advance with the clergyman
set the table, gather people and pray forsouls of deceased parents. At the memorial table on the parental Saturday it is customary to remember the deceased, their actions, interesting events related to their life, and also to read the funeral prayers.
