When you can start garden work after Easter

Earlier, the people said that in the first seven days after the celebration of Easter, no earthwork can be done. It was believed that this period should be devoted to prayers, church attendance and turning to God. , in particular Easter. You will not find such restrictions in the Bible. The expression “it is forbidden to work” is only a popular belief.

On the day of the great Orthodox holiday, the clergy urges to postpone hard work to another time, except when it is necessary to help those who are sick or weak. Instead, it is worth dedicating a day to God, visiting a church or praying at home, reading the Holy Scriptures and thinking about spiritual values, not material ones.

The Christian portal truechristianity.info advises sincerely believing Orthodox to turn to the priest of their parish for a blessing to start work on the earth during Holy Week. Each father may have his own approach and level of strictness towards parishioners.

Various folk agricultural customs, superstitions and superstitions do not belong to the Orthodox Church.

Archimandrite Alipius, on the portal “Orthodoxy in Ukraine “, emphasizes: “When they say that you cannot work on holidays, this is not entirely true. It is necessary to be at religious services on holidays. And between services to do good deeds. For example, digging a German grandmother's garden in these days is not only not a sin, but even desirable, because we celebrate the big day with this work! This should be done during all eight days of Easter”.

After Wednesday of Holy Week, you can visit the cemetery to clean up the graves. You should not be afraid of condemnation or follow superstitions. On Ascension Sunday, also known as Joy Sunday, some people come to the cemetery in advance to arrange the graves before the memorial services begin. Someone comes from afar and even from abroad, while someone visits the graves of relatives and memorial services in different areas during the Remembrance Week.