When will Trinity be in 2024: does the date change according to the new calendar, traditions and folk signs

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The Trinity is one of the 12 most important church holidays, and therefore it is important for believers to know when we will celebrate in 2024.

Trinity 2024 in Ukraine: date

Trinity, Pentecost or Green Sunday is a special holiday, its celebration is tied to Easter. That is why its date changes every year. Trinity falls on the 50th day after the celebration of the Bright Resurrection of Christ.

Eastern Christians celebrate Easter 2024 on May 5, correspondingly, the Trinity falls on June 23. Christians of the Western rite of 2024 celebrate Easter quite early – on March 31, and therefore their Trinity is early – on May 19.

Traditionally, the Trinity is celebrated for a whole week, starting from Sunday.

Trinity : the story of what to do on the Green Holidays

In the Bible it is written about the Trinity that God is the unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This is where the main name of the holiday comes from.

According to church traditions, on the 50th day after the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit appeared before his disciples. The apostles then received the gift of healing from him, learned all languages, which helped them spread Christianity throughout the world.

Festive services and large evening services are held in Trinity churches. The main symbols of the holiday among Christians of the Eastern rite are green twigs of birch and other trees. Houses and churches are traditionally decorated with them. According to folk beliefs, these twigs help bring prosperity and happiness into the home.

Orthodox priests wear festive green robes at liturgies, while Catholic priests wear white.

After the service, people go to visit or gather at their homes, treat their friends and family to a large holiday loaf, set a magnificent table.

Why Trinity is called Green Holidays

People traditionally call this day Green holidays The name comes from pre-Christian times. Then our ancestors celebrated the end of the spring and the beginning of the summer calendar period. And what can better symbolize life than green leaves?

On the eve of the Green Holidays, on Saturday, even before sunrise, young girls went to the forest and to the field, plucked fragrant potions. Already in the evening, the boys were cutting down branches from linden, birch, oak, and maple trees in order to decorate the farm with them. The shutters and icons in the house were decorated with potions. It was considered a grave sin not to let the house bloom.

If the leaves remained green and fresh until the next morning, it was believed that this year illness and troubles would bypass the house. Trinity Sunday was called Pentecost because it was exactly the 50th day after Christ's resurrection.

Folk omens for the Green Holidays

• Matching on this day is for a successful marriage: the family will have beautiful children, harmony in the home, and love for each other in the hearts.
• If it rains on this day – it will be a warm and beautiful summer.
• After the rain, there was an immediate appearance the sun – you can expect a great harvest.
• Potions and flowers that were collected on this day are a strong amulet and medicine for all diseases.
• The heat on the Green Holidays – the whole summer will be dry .

It is forbidden to play a wedding on the Trinity, because nothing good will come of it, the family will quickly fall apart and be unhappy. Also, you cannot sew, embroider, or work in the garden. This is a great church holiday, during which you need to visit the temple, pray and rest.

The day after the Trinity was called All Souls' Day. It was still forbidden to go out into the field and work in the ground.