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Only every tenth Russian is observing a post in a passionate week
Most Russians (77%) retain the usual diet during the Semindel Great Lent , which began on February 23. About this to the Interfax agency was told by the sociologists of the Levada Center.
The fact that they are going to fast in the last week on the eve of Easter - a passionate week , 9% of the survey participants conducted on March 27-30 among 1600 settlements of 46 regions of the Russian Federation reported.
In addition, 11% of Russians follow the post in part, trying to limit themselves to food and not drink alcohol. Only 2% of respondents fully fulfill all the requirements of the post. According to the survey, only 6% of Russians will not celebrate Easter, the rest somehow intend to be involved in this holiday.
Most often, respondents say that they will paint eggs for Easter (65%), buy (42%) or stove (27%) Easter cakes, as well as consecrate them (20%). 17%of the survey participants are going to prepare cottage cheese Easter, others will go to visit (28%) or, conversely, will receive guests (23%). 24% of Russians plan to visit the cemetery in Easter.
The great post is the longest of the multi -day posts established by the church. The abstinence of food and entertainment Orthodox believers for seven weeks prepare themselves for the celebration of Easter, which this year falls on April 12.
In the Russian Orthodox Church, they always urge not to confuse post and diet, noting that the main thing in the post is prayer, spiritual cleansing and improving oneself in the desire to become like Christ.
The great post, the most ancient of the church posts, consists of the fourteenth - 40 days designed to recall the forty -day post of the Savior in the desert, and a passionate week before Easter, when believers recall the suffering and crucifixion of Christ, followed by His Resurrection.
Christians observe this post with special severity, refraining from meat, wine, milk, cheese and eggs. The exception is the elderly, sick, small children, pregnant and lactating women, as well as traveling.