The Trinity is one of the most important Orthodox holidays, beloved and revered among the people. It is differently called Pentecost, since it falls on the 50th day after Easter , traditionally on Sunday. According to the Bible, it was on the fiftieth day from Easter that the Holy Spirit appeared before the apostles and the people that the Trinitarian God was the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The best pastime for the Trinity is church attendance, prayer and communion.
Many customs and traditions are associated with the Trinity, so it is customary to decorate your houses and temples with greenery on this day, according to the twig of the twig they will help protect you and your home and bring good luck and health to the house. Very often they wonder if it is possible to swim on the Trinity. There are many superstitions on this score, and it's up to you to trust them or not.
Can I swim in the water on the Trinity?
Trinity usually falls on warm summer time, when many climb into ponds to swim, or go on holiday at sea. Therefore, many superstitious people are wondering whether it is possible to bathe before the Trinity and on the holiday itself, and how the Orthodox Church relates to this.
According to popular beliefs, the whole week before the Trinity and on the holiday itself, the ponds inhabit the souls of drowned people, who became mermaids. This week in the people and nicknamed green or rusal. And people who bathed that day, often drowned, if they were alive - became witches or sorcerers. According to our ancestors, only sorcerers can escape from the hands of mermaids. The folk legend says that mermaids are not evil creatures, but can be tickled to death, especially if a person likes them. It was considered very dangerous to go to the reservoir alone, this inevitably led to death.
Another reason why one should not bathe in the Trinity is called the inappropriate climate - in most regions where Slavic peoples live, the water is still cold.
The Trinity is preceded by the Trinity parental Saturday. On this day, it is instituted to commemorate all the dead, without exception, even those who are in hell. They also pray for the "dead" dead - those who died unnatural or premature death. To such deceased in particular are drowned people, who are remembered only once a year - on Saturday before the Trinity. This belief has developed from ancient times and it is associated with paganism - even in ancient Russia, before the adoption of Christianity, people worshiped the spirits of forests and rivers, mermaids, moths, and other evil spirits.
Orthodox people are more concerned about the opinion of the church on the questions, whether it is possible to swim in the sea on the Trinity or whether it is possible to swim in the Trinity in the river.
The church refers to such superstitions and beliefs with a certain amount of skepticism. The clergymen are unanimously sure that there is no need to fear the water bodies in the Trinity and the week preceding it. If you are afraid - it is better, of course, to refrain from bathing, as they say - from sin away. If you are not afraid - boldly climb into the water. The main thing is to start this day with a visit to the church, take time to pray, and after that you can safely climb into the water.
Can I bathe in the Trinity in the bathroom?
In ancient times, the holiday was carefully prepared, because the Trinity was very
Since then, much has changed, and the way of life has changed. And if suddenly there is a strict need to wash and bathe in the Trinity, for example, on this day you were given long-awaited water (a familiar situation, right?) - then do not deny yourself this. The Orthodox Church does not make any strict restrictions on washing and hygiene.