You can often hear that it is forbidden to work and bathe on church holidays. And if the ban on work seems to many simple and understandable, then why not wash? Should I go dirty during the holidays? In fact, you need to understand this a little differently.
What is the meaning of the ban to wash
Religious holidays are those days that a person should devote to God and his fellowship with the church. Such a view of these days is characteristic of all world religions. It is best to start this day with prayer, visit a temple, confess or partake, perform any other religious rituals related to a particular day. This is the most correct thing to do during a church holiday.
After you have attended the service, you can wash, do the cleaning of the house, and do other things. The meaning of the ban is not to not wash at all or to take away anything at home on a holiday, but not to replace communication with God these days with nothing else. First of all, religious affairs, and already in the second - personal, worldly.
Nevertheless, holidays and Sundays are special, because it is not in vain that it is believed that six days must be worked, and the seventh should be given to God. Therefore, it is better to devote them entirely to mercy, caring for others, studying the Word of God and other good deeds. It would be good to prudently finish the cleaning on Saturday, so that you can meet Sunday in a clean house.
If a person does not work on a holiday, because it is impossible, but still does not go to church, this is already a simple superstition, and this is wrong.
Religious holidays when you need to wash
There are special days when washing and cleaning are included in church rituals. For example, this is the well-known Clean Thursday, when you should not only wash yourself, but also clean the entire house, wash everything and make sure that the children in the family also remember to wash.
Another holiday that involves water procedures is Baptism. On this special day, people in Russia plunge into an ice hole, and those who are unable to do this should at least wash themselves at home in the shower.
When swimming is forbidden
Ilyin’s day is the time after which the “official” ban on swimming in natural waters comes. Celebrate it on August 2. People say: "St. Ilya wrote in the water."
After August 2, changeable weather usually sets in with cold nights, and the water temperature is no longer suitable for swimming.
