Bright memory! Mourning gifs and animation on Parents' Day to tears

In the Orthodox calendar there are special memorial days - Parents' Saturdays. The nearest one will come on February 22, it precedes Shrovetide and Lent and is called Meat-Leave Saturday. To the important day for the Orthodox "Izvestia" prepared gifs on Parents' Day and flickering cards with a lit candle.

Bright memory: animation on Parents' Day to tears

All Parents' Saturdays are associated with the tradition of remembering ancestors. In this case, the word "parent" in this case does not need to be taken literally - it means all deceased relatives, including grandfathers, great-grandfathers and so on.

On Parents' Saturdays it is customary to pray for the deceased in the temple, remember ancestors, take care of their graves and put candles for the repose of the soul.

May the earth rest in peace: gifs on Parents' Day

The popular expression "May the earth be puffed up" is not commonly said by Orthodox Christians. As priests explain, this expression belongs to the ancient Roman poet Marcus Martial and is connected with the traditions of the ancient pagan world.

In full it reads, "May the earth be down to you and softly cover the sand, so that it cannot protect your bones from dogs." While the phrase these days means to wish for an easy afterlife, it used to be considered more of a curse to the deceased so that he or she would not know eternal rest in the other world.

Remember, love, mourn: shimmering postcards on Parents' Day

To say goodbye to the deceased in the Orthodox tradition, they wish "Kingdom of Heaven" and call the name of the deceased. In this way the deceased is wished to be with the Lord.

A gif of a lit candle on Parents' Saturday.

When visiting the church on Parents' Saturday it is worth lighting candles for the repose of souls and submitting notes with the names of deceased baptized relatives, which the priest will later read out during the liturgy.