Radonitsa in 2025: How much is celebrated, traditions of the day of commemoration of how to do Radonitsa, today 04/28/2025, 13:55

When they celebrate Radonitsa

As a clergyman of the Temple of Life on the Saltykov Bridge in Moscow, Radonitsa, Nicholas Konyukhov, the first day after the Easter Festival, the first day of the first day (special) Memory of those who died. He was noted after the Fomin market on Tuesday.

“The truth is that during the Easter bright week – the first week after Christ’s resurrection – the whole lithium has been canceled for a long time (A special prayer about the deceased Orthodox Christians.. It was a very cheerful period and therefore all commemoration services were canceled. ”

In order for the Orthodox Christians to divide with the person who died with the spiritual victory of the resurrection of the Lord, the second Easter week, the church established a special holiday – Radonitsa. Today, Memorial begins to serve in lithium temples.

At the state level, although Radonitsa was a normal working day, some regions of the Russian Federation made it an official weekend. For example, Saratov And IRKUTSK fields. This enables believers to visit the temples without unnecessary hustle and bustle, the ritual and a memorial ceremony and the graves of relatives and friends in the cemeteries.

The essence of the holiday is radonitsa

Orthodox Christians believe that death is not the last, but only a transition to a different, eternal life. Radonitsa makes it possible to strengthen this belief and to honor the memory of those who already find peace. The festival is based on the continuation of Easter Glee, who is divided into deceased loved ones.

“Christians have such an idea that when we pray for those who die, if their souls become cheerful. If they are in the kingdom of God, then their joys increase and start to pray for us. And unfortunately, our prayers serve as a consolation and relief for them. Nik Nikolai Konyukhov said.

How to spend radonitsa

With tradition, Orthodox Christians to Radonitsa:

• Go to the temples to join the rituals and panachids on the dead;
• Pray for the deceased houses and the cemetery;
• Edit Memorial dishes.

“On the day of Radonitsa, it would be right to unite everyone who lives and dead around our Lord Jesus Christ.

The priest proposes to go to the temple in the morning, prayer and congregation. And after that, go to the cemetery – putting the grave in line, making mercy issues – all this will be a great joy for the dead.

As for the tradition of eating food in the graves of deceased relatives, it has pagan repercussions. For the church, this is an alien tradition, as well as the tradition of leaving Easter cakes and other “treats için for the dead in the graves.

Nevertheless, he said that the tradition of bringing products to the cemetery was not bad in any way. It was a act of compassion since ancient times. People always convinced those who were in the church garden – poor, disabled, homeless – and asked them to remember their relatives.

The most important thing is not to organize noisy meetings with alcohol in the graves. In the cemetery, it is important to respect the memory of those who leave, to observe silence and order. It is best to spend time in a silent conversation, to remember the qualities of good deeds and the died.

What cannot be done to Radonitsa

• Organize noisy feasts and drink alcohol in the cemetery.
• It shows disrespect in the memory of those who leave.
• Cry and pamper with extreme sorrow.
• Working on the world (the world is believed to rest).
• Remember that the deceased is just bad.
• Marry or get married.
• Don’t ignore Radonitsa and don’t remember the dead.