Today Mariupol residents celebrate Christmas

On January 6, 2013, the culmination of Christmas holidays occurs - Christmas Eve, or a rich Kutia.

Today in the Mariupol churches, New Year's Christmas trees and routes are installed. “Traditionally, for Christmas, we visit our lonely parishioners, disabled people, orphans - we give them gifts or provide financial assistance. And this year will not be an exception, ”says the rector of the parish of Panteleimon the healer, the second priest of the Church of Princess olga, the UOC of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Father Vladimir.

The Mariupol Greek Catholics will be carved along with the public organization of people with disabilities of the Ilyich Metallurgical Plant “Good hearts with us”.

Rector of the Mariupol Greek Catholic Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord Rostislav Sprinuk, promised to give gifts to children with disabilities consisting of an organization.

By tradition, each family member this evening should be at home, and there is such a sign: if you are late for the festive table, you will wander the whole year. During this dinner, you can’t go out from the table and talk loudly.

The festive table should hit with its diversity, but do not forget that the post is still ongoing, so lovers of the glass will have to wait a bit. The main meal on the table of this evening is, of course, Kutia. There are several recipes for its preparation. Christmas Kutia is prepared from wheat, honey, nuts, etc. For all the holidays, up to the baptism of Kutya should be in the most honorable place in your house.

It is customary to remember the souls of deceased relatives rich in Kuta. After the end of dinner, the children carried lunch for their godparents, the adults were preparing for the evening church service. Only girls who always want to find out about their fate were not rest. Among the ways there is such a somewhat amazing thing now: you need to wash the dishes, and then taking a clean plate to run out into the street and start knocking on it with a spoon - from which side the dog will respond, and the groom will be with that.

The evening gradually ends and a magical Christmas night comes, during which you can’t sleep, since you will sleep all happiness. However, even with a great desire to fall asleep, it is simply impossible - church bells, carol watags create a solemn -festive gamut of sounds.

The ritual of caroling is quite long - it comes from pre -Christian times, when our ancestors honored the sun by the holiday of Kolyada. The most zealous carols are children, and this is understandable. Only guys, who, according to custom, carry peace and peace to the house, can be the first to enter the house on the house of Christmas.

After the end of the church service, the family again gathers for a festive dinner, which is no longer lean. Lard, liver, sausage, various fried dishes and smoked meats,