Eggs and Easter cakes are considered the main treats of the Easter table. There is a tradition not only to paint eggs for Easter, but also to bless Easter meals. Often, even those people who do not profess Christianity come to the temple on a certain day to consecrate Easter eggs and Easter cakes.
The consecration of the Easter meal (Easter cakes, eggs, Easter) begins on the eve of the feast of the Holy Sunday of Christ - on Great Saturday. Usually the consecration of the Easter meal takes place in front of the temple on Saturday. This ceremony begins at approximately two in the afternoon. Depending on the number of priests in the parish, the consecration of eggs and Easter cakes can last up to nine to ten in the evening. In parishes where one priest serves, consecration lasts several hours at certain times of the day of Holy Saturday. You need to find out about the specific time of the consecration of Easter cakes and Easter eggs in the temple itself.
In addition, Easter eggs and Easter cakes are consecrated after the end of the Divine Liturgy on Easter Day itself. This occurs on Sunday night at approximately 3 hours after midnight. Consecration of products can occur both in the temple itself and when exiting it, right on the street. For this, believers line up around the temple, and the priest reads certain prayers and sprinkles Easter food with holy water.
It should be noted that the consecration of Easter cakes and eggs can continue throughout the celebration of Easter, up to giving. The Easter celebration is 39 days, on the fortieth day the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ is already celebrated. In some churches, where the composition of the clergy allows, the consecration of Easter eggs and Easter cakes can continue daily during the celebration of the whole bright week (the whole Easter week ending with the holiday of Antipasa).
It is worth mentioning that in addition to Easter eggs, Easter cakes and apiaries on the day of the Resurrection of Christ, other food products can also be sanctified. For example, various types of meat or wine.
