In a narrow circle, the anniversary of the death is celebrated. How to remember, who to invite, what menu to create - organizational issues concern the family of the deceased. The memory of the deceased should be honored with acts of mercy, prayers, and visits to the cemetery.

The history of the days of remembrance

A wake (or commemoration, remembrance) is a ritual in memory of a deceased person. Usually the funeral is held by relatives; if there are none, close people and friends.

The tradition of commemoration arose in connection with Christian teaching. Every religion has its own rituals for remembering people. Adapted popular consciousness often combines several beliefs into one ritual.

Christian traditions are fundamental in Russia. However, according to Orthodox rules(with funeral commemorations and prayers) only people who have undergone the rite of baptism are remembered. The exceptions are suicides, unbaptized, non-Orthodox, heretics - the church does not pray for them.

Dates of commemoration

In Orthodoxy, wakes after death are held 3 times. On the third day after death, on the ninth, fortieth. The essence of the ritual lies in the funeral meal. Relatives and friends gather at a common table. They remember the deceased, his good deeds, stories from his life. Dishes from the funeral table are distributed to friends, acquaintances, and colleagues of the deceased so that they remember him.

On the day of the funeral, everyone gathers to honor the memory of the deceased. The Christian is first taken to the funeral ceremony in a church or cemetery chapel. The unbaptized deceased, after saying goodbye to home, are immediately taken to the cemetery. Burial takes place according to the traditions of the region in which the person lived. Then everyone returns to the house for the wake.

Only people call to honor the memory of the deceased. The funeral is reminiscent of a family dinner, with the difference that the photo of the deceased is not far from the refectory table. Next to the photograph of the deceased they place a glass of water or vodka and a slice of bread. This is a pagan tradition, unacceptable for Christians.

Everyone is invited to the 40th day. On this day, those who were unable to attend the funeral usually come to the wake.

Then comes the anniversary of death. How to remember and who to invite is decided by the relatives of the deceased. Usually the closest friends and relatives are invited on the anniversary of death.

Christian traditions of commemoration

By Christian faith commemoration on the 3rd day after death is performed in honor of the resurrection of Christ (on the 3rd day after the execution). On the 9th day - in honor of those who ask the Lord for mercy on the deceased. On the 40th day - in honor of the Ascension of the Lord.

Church tradition says that the soul has been wandering since the day of death. Until day 40, she prepares for God’s decision. During the first 3 days after death, the soul visits places of earthly life and loved ones. Then she flies around heavenly abodes from 3 to 9 days. After which he sees the torment of sinners in hell from days 9 to 40.

God's decision occurs on the 40th day. A directive is issued about where the soul will be until the Last Judgment.

The beginning of a new one, eternal life- this is the anniversary of death. How to remember the deceased, who to invite, what to order - these are important organizational issues. It is necessary to prepare in advance for the day of remembrance.

Death anniversary: ​​how to remember

The mourning date is announced only to those whom the family of the deceased wishes to see at the funeral. These should be the closest and dearest people, friends of the deceased. It is necessary to clarify who can come. Knowing the number of guests will help you create the menu correctly. In case of unexpected arrival of someone you know, make 1-2 more portioned dishes.

On the anniversary of death, you should come to the cemetery and visit the grave of the deceased. After which all relatives and loved ones are invited to It should be noted that memorial days are held at the discretion of the family of the deceased. Subsequent discussions by strangers about the correctness of the ritual are inappropriate.

The anniversary of his death is approaching. How to remember, how to set the table? It is important to note that such events are conveniently held in small cafes. This will save the owners from exhausting preparation. various dishes and subsequent tidying up in the apartment.

Christians reserve special memorial services at the church. You should discuss in advance with the priest all the activities that need to be carried out. You can limit yourself to reading akathists at home and invite a priest to your house.

Who should you invite?

A commemoration, the anniversary of death, takes place in a close family circle. How to remember who to call is discussed by relatives in advance. It is customary to invite only those whom you want to see to the godina.

Unwanted visitors may unexpectedly appear on the anniversary of death. The family of the deceased must make a decision - to leave the unwanted guest at the funeral dinner or not to invite him to the table at all. The anniversary of death is an event only for the closest people.

You shouldn't have a crowded gathering. A funeral date, the memory of the deceased is not a reason for a noisy party. A modest family dinner, warm memories of the deceased - this is how the anniversary of death passes. How to commemorate is decided by the closest relatives of the deceased. A leisurely, calm atmosphere, quiet music, photographs of the deceased are a worthy way to honor the memory.

How to dress correctly?

Clothes for a death anniversary are of no small importance. If you are planning a trip to the cemetery before the funeral dinner, you should take weather conditions into account. To attend church, women need to prepare a headdress (scarf).

Dress formally for all funeral events. Shorts, deep necklines, bows and ruffles will look indecent. It is better to exclude bright, variegated colors. Business, office suits, closed shoes, formal dresses in muted tones are an appropriate choice for a funeral date.

How to properly commemorate the anniversary of death? With good memories in a close circle. You can give out alms - pies, sweets, things of the deceased.

Visit to the cemetery

During this time, you should definitely visit the cemetery. If weather conditions do not allow (heavy rain, snowstorm), this can be done on another day. You should arrive at the cemetery in the first half of the day.

The grave of the deceased must be monitored. Paint the fence in a timely manner, you can put a small table and bench. Plant flowers, weed out unnecessary weeds that give the grave an unkempt appearance. This is the anniversary of death... How to remember a person? Clean up his grave, light candles in special cups, lay fresh flowers.

According to Christian traditions, the synod in the 19th century banned wreaths with inscriptions made from fake flowers. Such layings distract from prayers for the soul of the deceased.

You can bring tea, alcohol, pies, and sweets to the grave. To modestly remember the deceased, pour the remains of alcohol on the grave, sprinkle crumbs - this is a symbol of the presence of the deceased next to the living. Such pagan tradition Many families attend the wake.

In Christianity, it is forbidden to bring anything to the grave. Only with fresh flowers and prayers should the deceased be remembered.

How to set the table

Table setting for funerals is standard. The only difference is to put an even number of dishes on the table. Forks for mourning dates are usually excluded. Such a moment in time remains at the discretion of the family of the deceased.

Dishes, in addition to those required at the funeral table, are prepared in accordance with the preferences of the deceased. You can add mourning ribbons to the interior and light candles.

For the Orthodox - consecrate the kutya in the church. Eliminate alcohol, stick to fasting and fasting days - use them as a starting point when creating a menu. More attention devote not to eating, but to prayers for the deceased.

Death anniversary menu

Like a regular funeral, the anniversary of the death is celebrated. How to remember what to cook? Kissel, kutia, and pancakes are considered obligatory at the funeral table. The symbol of Christianity is fish dishes- these can be pies, cold appetizers, smoked meats.

From salads you can prepare vinaigrette, beets with garlic, vegetable caviar. Submit sauerkraut, pickled cucumbers and mushrooms. baked cheese. Sliced ​​meat and cheese.

Fried or baked chicken (rabbit, goose, duck, turkey) is suitable for hot dishes. Cutlets or steaks, French meat or chop, stuffed vegetables or For a side dish - boiled potatoes, vegetable stew, fried eggplants.

In the form of dessert - gingerbread, sweet pies, pancakes, cheesecakes, sweets, fruits and apples. Drinks - store-bought juices or home-brewed compote, jelly, lemonade.

Exclude sparkling and sweet wines from the menu, since this is not a happy holiday, the anniversary of death. How to remember? Give preference to strong drinks (vodka, cognac, whiskey), dry red wines. During a table conversation, it is customary to remember the deceased and his good deeds on earth.

Funeral in a cafe

To eliminate the bulk purchase of products, cooking, table setting and subsequent tidying, you can order a small room in a cafe. So that the anniversary of death passes in a calm atmosphere. The cafe staff will help you remember what to order. Their menu is not much different from home.

The cafe staff should be notified in advance that guests will gather for the funeral. The administrator will try to keep overly cheerful visitors as far as possible from the relatives of the deceased (if we're talking about about the common room).

It is usually customary to book a small banquet hall for holidays. Then the festive neighbors will not interfere with the quiet mood of the death anniversary.

If you don’t like a cafe, but want a cozy, homely atmosphere, you can order lunch at home. Agree on the menu in advance, set a time and delivery address.

Death anniversary: ​​how to remember in church

According to Christian beliefs, the duty of the living is to pray for the deceased. Then the most serious sins can be forgiven. Church funeral services are designed to ask for forgiveness of the sins of the deceased. Not only on memorial days, but also on ordinary days you can order a memorial service.

During the Divine Liturgy, prayers are heard for the departed. Immediately before the Liturgy (or in advance, in the evening), a note is submitted in which the names of the deceased Christians are written. During the Liturgy, all names are announced.

You can order a magpie for the deceased. This is a commemoration for 40 days before the Liturgy. Sorokoust is also ordered for a longer period - commemoration for six months or a year.

An ordinary candle for the repose of the soul is also a memory of the deceased. In home prayers you can remember the deceased. There is a special book for Christians - a memorial book, where the names of the deceased should be entered.

While visiting the cemetery, Christians read an akathist and perform a litia (it is also performed before the funeral dinner, for which a priest is invited).

Almsgiving

On memorial days, attention should be paid to works of mercy. Funeral dishes You can give gifts to those in need, acquaintances, colleagues. This is done so that as much as possible more people remembered the deceased with a kind word.

A good reason for giving alms is the anniversary of death. How to remember the deceased? You can distribute money, sweets, cookies to the poor at the church and ask them to pray for the deceased, to donate money for the construction of the temple. The things of the deceased are usually given to needy friends.

Almsgiving is a good deed towards the poor. Therefore, the family of the deceased does not have to distribute food or money to the poor at the church. You can find people in your environment (pensioners, large families), to whom it will be important real help. Or take a small offering to a nursing home, boarding school, or orphanage.

Procedure for celebrating the anniversary of death

1. Notify in advance that the funeral date is approaching, and invite the relatives and friends of the deceased.
2. Choose a cafe or organize an event at home.
3. Visit the cemetery, the grave of the deceased.
4. To honor the memory of the deceased with a funeral dinner.
5. Give alms to those in need.

At the hour of remembrance, until the pain of loss subsides, the first thing to remember is this delicacy. Find out, check out examples of words of condolences and. These guides will give you an idea of ethics of remembrance and they will tell you true words consolation.

But funeral speech has its own specifics. In it you address to a whole circle of guests who gathered to console loved ones, remember the deceased themselves and listen to what friends and relatives would say about him. Your words are awaited, and yours funeral speech may sound with b ABOUT greater pathos than is customary for personal expressions of condolences.

Words of grief directly at the funeral should be extremely brief, but speech at the wake may not be limited to a couple of phrases.

Funeral words of grief and funeral speech

First, introduce yourself and, if it is not obvious to everyone, say who you are related to the deceased. Many people will speak at the wake. That's why funeral speech should be concise, and thoughts are expressed accurately. Guests will understand if the sentence is interrupted by sudden crying. But unpreparedness, verbiage, and even more so drunken babble, will be perceived by those gathered as a sign of disrespect for the deceased. Don't rely on improvisation! Have short theses with you, and at home or on the way to the funeral ceremony, repeat your funeral speech several times.

Don't retell the biography - enough tell about one bright incident, an episode of life so that guests remember this interesting fact. It is important that the event you describe highlights one of the positive traits deceased. It's better to talk about that episode which you yourself highly appreciated. Study examples, their loved ones (each obituary contains an episode from the life and condolences).

Focus the audience's attention on the character trait that your story demonstrates. Every negative trait has a bright side. Examples of complementary synonyms:

• About a grumpy person you can say, “He taught me a lesson in looking at the world critically.”
• About the tight-fisted one: “Caution, rationality and foresight are what we all lack today, and what we can learn from the deceased.”
• Carelessness in finances: “He was so confident of a better future...”
• Suspiciousness: “Knew human nature...”
• Not very smart: “Trusting, naive, he trusted people so much...”
• Arrogant: “He knew his worth, his circle included only the best...”
• Stubborn, stubborn: “Principled...”
• Amenable, without a core: “Conflict-free... His credo is compromise.”

At a wake you cannot talk about shortcomings: “ About the deceased it’s either good or nothing“is the basis of the etiquette of remembrance. You should not remember, especially out loud, about failures, weaknesses, sins and grievances. Forgiveness, reconciliation, remembering better things- this is the desired aura of the memorial ceremony.

Words of Sorrow It is appropriate to supplement with a quote from the thoughts of the deceased: an order, instruction, commandment or moral maxim that he voiced during his lifetime. Then the funeral speech should begin with a mention of the benefits that he brought to loved ones and society. Conclude that the person did not live his life in vain and promise eternal memory in the hearts of the relatives and friends of the deceased.

“May he/she rest in peace! Everlasting memory!" You can end your funeral speech with these words, but many will do this. It is better to choose an appropriate epitaph that is in tune with the personality of the deceased:

• If you or the deceased are believers, look here:, or phrases.
• If, on the contrary, the deceased is consistent.
• For the deceased, as well as an epitaph.
• A lot of beautiful ideas words of sorrow in or in epitaphs.

Protocol of commemoration

At a wake you need to stand and honor the deceased. minute of silence. The leader’s mission is entrusted to a person close to the family, who will be able to control his emotions in a mourning environment. He alternately gives the floor relatives according to the degree of proximity - spouse, children or parents, immediate relatives, and then friends of the deceased.

The presenter should prepare several phrases in advance to remove the pause and redirect the attention of the guests if the speaker’s speech is interrupted by tears. Funeral words are usually pronounced standing.

Orthodox Christian tradition of remembrance

If the deceased was a believer, then a funeral should be held according to church customs, in compliance with church rituals. Speeches and prayers are key components of a Christian memorial ceremony. Afterwards, the host of the ceremony should thank all the guests for coming to the funeral and praying for the soul of the newly deceased. Funeral speeches pronounced when everyone has already gathered at the table.

In the Orthodox Christian tradition the commemoration begins with Psalm 90 and. The atmosphere at the table is restrained; you need to talk quietly, in a half-whisper. The first word is given to the head of the family. Then the funeral is led by the head of the ceremony - a person respected by the guests and close to the family. Funeral words at Orthodox funerals pronounced according to seniority. Everyone who wants to speak can and should have the floor.

Funeral toasts* at Orthodox funerals end with the words: May [Name] rest in peace and may the memory be eternal! Everyone drinks without clinking glasses and bowing to the portrait or free space deceased.

* Alcohol is not included in the Orthodox tradition of commemoration (see). But the practice of remembering “without clinking glasses” is deeply rooted among the people. It is important to observe moderation!

In Orthodoxy it is known that, thanks to prayers, funeral services and other Christian rituals, the tossing soul of the newly deceased becomes easier. Kind warm word from relatives and friends pacifies the soul of the deceased and dulls the grief of loved ones. At the end of the commemoration, rising from the table, each bows to the portrait or towards the place of the deceased. Leaving, . It is not customary to say goodbye at a wake.

Poems for funerals? Yes, but delicately and in moderation.

When expressing condolences in person, face to face, it is undesirable to turn to the verse. Read gathered at a common table friends of the deceased are allowed - after all, everyone expects mournful sayings, memories and some pathos. Perhaps in verse. The main thing is that the rhyme is not vulgar, that it reflects best features the deceased and corresponded to the moment. And there was brief. Or very short.

Example of a funeral speech

In order not to be constrained by the “correct” but inappropriate speech, we instead concrete example We will propose the optimal structure of the funeral word with example phrases.

Appeal:

• Dear friends and relatives of [Name]!
• Dear guests!
• Brothers and sisters!
• Dear family and friends of our beloved [Name]

Personal positioning in relation to the deceased(modestly):

• I am the nephew of our revered [Name].
• I am the brother of [Name] whom we remember today.
• [Name] and I have worked/served together for a long time/recent years.

About the mourning event(news of death or memory of a funeral):

• My father was ill for a long time; we understood what would happen, but when we got a call from the hospital...
• When I found out that [Name] died, I couldn't think about anything else that evening.
• Although grandfather lived long life, the death message shocked me.
• Today is 40 days since my mother left us.
• A year ago we said goodbye to [Name], a respected and worthy person.

Few words O best qualities deceased:

• Grandmother was the kindest person, a hospitable and hospitable hostess.
• She has been a support and reliable support for her deceased husband for five years now.
• He was known as a joker and an optimist; it was easy and carefree to be with him.
• He gave confidence in the future and was a support for those around him.

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Anniversary of death dear person- not only a difficult event, but also an occasion to once again remember what he was like during his life. It is important to start preparing for the funeral date in advance. For deceased Orthodox Christians this is a very significant day. The soul of the deceased bids farewell to the earth forever. In Orthodoxy, the Holy Church established the need to commemorate the deceased on a year from the date of death as a birthday in a new eternal life. A man has died in body, but his soul lives on.

It is necessary to celebrate the anniversary of death correctly, because it is a summing up of earthly life. To show how dear the deceased is to us, to tell, to remember what kind of person he was. Only the prayers of living people can help the soul of the deceased reach the kingdom of heaven. It is necessary to pray for the deceased not only in the first days after death. It is the duty of the living to pray for the soul of the deceased constantly, and especially diligently on memorable dates. Only our prayers can save his soul.

By this day, it is necessary to complete the installation of a permanent monument, fence, pave the surrounding area with tiles or sprinkle it with sand. In general, restore order and decorate the grave. It is very good to plant perennial flowers. Plant trees: conifers, birch, or shrubs: viburnum, lilac, thuja.

On the anniversary, be sure to visit the cemetery before lunch and bring fresh flowers. Light a candle and read prayers. You can invite a priest to conduct a service at the grave, perform a litiya.

Someone reads the akathist on their own and performs a litiya, reading the 17th kathisma. Ask the deceased for forgiveness and thank him for all the good things that happened and remained in your life after him.

What to do on this day

The first anniversary of death arrives. What to do and how to organize everything correctly, without missing anything, worries everyone who is faced with this. The future of the eternal life of the deceased depends on us. The commemoration of the dead according to the charter of the Orthodox Church looks like this:

If the funeral will be celebrated at home, prepare the hall the day before. Arrange the photo with a black ribbon, prepare photographs, video and audio recordings, and slides for memories of the deceased. Place fresh flowers, candlesticks with candles, and black ribbons on the table. Place images of the Savior and the Mother of God so that those who remember them can pray in front of them.

If the funeral dinner is being held in a cafe, take everything there in advance; they will take care of the funeral decorations themselves. A week in advance, invite relatives and close friends of the deceased to the memorial, notify them of the location of the dinner.

Think over and prepare things that you will distribute to those who come as a souvenir. It is customary to give away some belongings of the deceased.

There are certain customs for funerals of 1 year, rules for holding. For the funeral table, prepare the deceased’s favorite dishes. It's better if there are even number. Usually a memorial dinner on the anniversary of a death, the menu at home consists of the simplest dishes:

• Borscht with meat or fish.
• Chicken or mushroom noodles.
• Meat or fish dish.
• Kissel, compote, fruit drink, juices.
• Pies, pies, pancakes.
• Meat and fish cuts, salads, pickles.

It all depends on your capabilities. The main thing is to surround the memory of the deceased with love; there is no need for scandals at the memorial, only warm memories and good words. Place a plate on the table for the deceased, and in it a glass of compote, covered with a piece of bread.

Before the beginning funeral dinner one of the relatives should read the 17th kathisma from the psalter, maybe the rite of litia. It is advisable that those commemorating before the start of the meal read “Our Father”, and after each change of dishes read: “Rest, O Lord, the soul of your servant (name).” It is important to remember that at a memorial service it is not the pomp of the table that is most important, but prayer for the deceased, especially fervent on memorable dates. It is necessary to pray for the soul of the deceased even after lunch.

After reading the prayers, the commemoration begins with consecrated kutya, which is prepared from wheat or rice. The grains from which kutia is prepared are a symbol of the beginning of a new life, rebirth, and resurrection. Kutya on the funeral table means the resurrection of the soul, and the sweets in it mean the joy of meeting in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Pancakes are also a must at the funeral table; they are usually served with honey. Everything else is at the request and capabilities of those who organize the funeral.

It is necessary to ask forgiveness from the deceased for everything. At the funeral table, you need to thank the deceased for being in your life, for all the good things, and indulge in pleasant memories. It is important to think through all the words for the anniversary of death in advance, to prepare a speech, so that later you do not get confused from excitement when you speak the obituary. Many people prepare a memorial verse for the anniversary of death in advance, write it themselves or rewrite the one they have prepared with their own hands.

It is very important to remember the first anniversary every day, you can’t do it in advance. Why? After all, the man was still alive. But there are situations when, with the blessing of the priest, it is necessary to postpone the memorial service to the next weekend. But on your anniversary, be sure to visit Orthodox Church, it is necessary to attend services in person, order a memorial for the deceased, give alms, visit the cemetery, and organize a memorial service later on the weekend. And, of course, don’t forget about the annual All Souls Day.

In the twenty-first century, wakes are more reminiscent of pagan funeral feasts, which were held by the ancient Slavs, who hoped that the richer and more magnificent the farewell to the deceased, the better he would live in another world. There were considerations of vanity, prestige, financial condition relatives of the deceased, as well as ignorance Orthodox traditions in this action.

Funerals on days 9 and 40 are very important. According to Orthodox canons, until the 9th day after death, angels show the soul Paradise, and after that they lead the soul to God, and this is how the showing of Paradise to the soul ends. After this, until the 40th day, the soul is shown hell, where they behold the torment of sinners condemned to eternal damnation, she is horrified and “cries bitterly about her deeds.”

Compliance with the norms in the Orthodox funeral meal requires that before it begins, one of the loved ones reads the 17th kathisma from the Psalter in front of a lit lamp or candle. Immediately before eating, read “Our Father...”

Kutya and funeral pancakes are required on the table.

Kutya

Traditional kutya is made from wheat grains, which are washed and soaked for several hours (or overnight), then boiled until tender. Boiled grains are mixed with honey, raisins, poppy seeds to taste. Honey can first be diluted in water in a ratio of 1/2 and wheat grains can be boiled in the solution, then the solution can be drained. Kutya from rice is prepared in the same way. Boiled fluffy rice, then add diluted honey or sugar and raisins (washed, scalded and dried) to it.

Butter pancakes

4 cups flour, 4 cups milk, 3 eggs, 100 g cream, 1 tbsp. spoon of sugar, 25-30 g of yeast, 2 tbsp. tablespoons butter, salt to taste. Pour two glasses of flour into an enamel pan, pour in two glasses of warm milk, after diluting the yeast in it, stir everything well and put in a warm place. When the dough has risen, add the remaining warm milk and flour to it and put it in a warm place again. When it rises again, add beaten egg yolks, sugar, salt, melted butter. Mix well, add whipped cream and egg whites and mix again. Place the dough in a warm place for 15-20 minutes. After this, bake pancakes.

Sample dishes for a funeral meal:

Snacks and salads

Ham rolls with cheese and garlic

Compound
ham (preferably sliced) - 300 g,
processed cheese - 2 pcs (200 g) or hard cheese,
eggs (hard-boiled) - 3 pcs.
garlic - 2 cloves,
greenery,
mayonnaise

Preparation

Cut the ham (if not sliced) into thin slices
Separate the yolks from the whites of boiled eggs.
Grate the whites onto coarse grater.
Grate the yolks on a fine grater into another bowl.
Grate the processed cheese on a coarse grater.
Wash the greens, dry and finely chop.

Combine grated cheese, egg whites, herbs and garlic. Add mayonnaise and mix the filling well.
Place 1 dessert or tablespoon of filling on the edge of a slice of ham.
And roll it up.
Dip each roll in mayonnaise on both ends and roll in grated yolks.
Place the rolls on a platter lined with lettuce leaves and garnish with herbs.

Tomatoes stuffed with fish salad

Compound
tomatoes - 5-6 pcs,
eggs - 5 pcs,
canned fish in oil - 1 can (200 g),
greenery,
salt pepper

Preparation

Wash the tomatoes. Cut off the tops of the tomatoes and carefully scoop out the pulp with a teaspoon and place it separately.
Boil the eggs and grate them on a coarse grater (you can chop them finely), mix with the tomato pulp.
Mash the canned fish with a fork and season with mayonnaise (you can add a little finely grated cheese).
Salt, pepper and add herbs. Combine eggs and mashed canned food and mix well.
Salt the inside of the tomatoes and carefully fill with the filling with a teaspoon.
Place the finished tomatoes on a plate and garnish with herbs. You can place small handfuls of finely grated cheese on top of the tomatoes or garnish with green peas.

Eggplant appetizer with tomatoes and garlic

Compound
eggplants - 2 pcs.
tomatoes - 4-5 pcs,
garlic - 2-3 cloves,
cilantro or parsley,

salt,
pepper

Preparation

Wash the eggplants, dry and cut into circles, 0.5-0.7 mm thick.
Wash the tomatoes, dry and cut into circles.

Peel the garlic and pass through a garlic press or crush a clove of garlic, pressing it with the flat side of a wide knife, then chop finely.
Lightly salt and pepper the eggplant mugs.
Place the eggplants in a frying pan heated with vegetable oil and fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes (you should get a golden brown crust).
Turn the eggplants over and fry for another 3-4 minutes until done.
The fried mugs can be placed on a paper napkin to absorb excess oil.
Place the eggplants on a dish, alternating with tomato slices, sprinkle with garlic and herbs.
* This dish can be stored for several days in the refrigerator if you put it in a small saucepan in layers: eggplants, put tomato slices on top, sprinkle with salt, pepper, chopped garlic and herbs. Thus, continue to lay out vegetables, alternating layers. The eggplants will be soaked in tomato juice, and the dish will be even tastier.

Sandwiches with sprats

Compound
half a white loaf
sprats (canned in oil) - 1 can
mayonnaise,
garlic - 1-2 cloves
pickled cucumbers - 2-3 pcs (you can use lemon instead of cucumbers),
greenery

Preparation

Cut the loaf into slices and fry each slice on both sides in vegetable oil.
Rub the fried loaf slices with garlic.
Grease each slice with mayonnaise and add a slice of pickled cucumber or a thin slice of lemon.

* you can not rub each piece of loaf with garlic, but mix the garlic with mayonnaise, and then spread the slices of bread with this garlic mayonnaise
Place one or two sprouts on top and decorate with herbs.

Beet salad with garlic

Compound
beets - 2 pcs.,
garlic - 2 cloves,
cheese - 70-100 g,
mayonnaise,
salt,
walnuts, raisins or prunes - optional

Preparation

Wash the beets (do not peel), wrap each one in foil and bake in the oven at 180° ~60-80 minutes (depending on the size of the beets) or boil until tender.
Peel the boiled beets and grate them on a coarse grater.

Grate the cheese.
In a bowl, combine beets, garlic and cheese.
Season the salad with mayonnaise, add salt to taste and transfer to a salad bowl.

* If desired, you can add chopped walnuts, raisins or steamed and finely chopped prunes to the salad

Vegetable salad

Compound
bell pepper - 1 piece,
tomatoes - 2 pcs,
cucumbers - 1 piece,
canned corn,
vegetable oil,
salt,
pepper

Preparation

Wash the vegetables. Remove the skin from the cucumbers and cut into small cubes. Cut the tomato into cubes too. Place tomatoes and cucumbers in a salad bowl, add diced red bell pepper And canned corn. Season the salad with salt and pepper to taste, mix well and season with vegetable oil.

Salad “Spring freshness”

Compound
cucumber - 1 piece,
tomatoes - 1-2 pcs,
radishes - 4 pcs.
dill greens,
granular cottage cheese - 1 tablespoon,
natural yogurt - 1-2 tablespoons,
salt

Preparation

Wash and dry the vegetables.
Using a sharp knife, cut off the skin of the tomato and set it aside for rose decoration. Cut the tomatoes into strips.
Cut the cucumber into strips.
Cut the radishes into half circles or small slices.
Chop the greens.
Place the vegetables in a salad bowl, add salt and mix.
Add a little grainy cottage cheese to the salad and season with natural yogurt or sour cream.
The salad is prepared immediately before serving.

Vinaigrette with herring

Compound
herring - 1 pc.
potatoes - 2-3 pcs.
beets - 1 pc.
carrots - 1 pc.
onion head - 1 pc.
pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.
vinegar - to taste
salt
pepper
green salad leaves.

Soak herring in strong tea, separate the fillet from the bones, cut into small pieces. Boil potatoes, beets, carrots, cool, peel, cut into small cubes. Finely chop the cucumbers. Combine all ingredients, mix, season to taste with salt, pepper, vinegar, vegetable oil, garnish with lettuce leaves.

Olivie

Compound
boiled sausage (or boiled/fried poultry fillet) - 250g,
potatoes - 2-3 pieces,
pickled or pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.
eggs - 4 pcs,
green peas - 0.5 cups,
boiled carrots (optional component) - 1 piece,
mayonnaise,
salt to taste

Preparation

Cut sausage or boiled chicken into cubes. Cut boiled potatoes, boiled carrots, boiled eggs, pickled or pickled cucumbers into small cubes. Add green pea.
Mix everything and season the salad with mayonnaise.

Cabbage salad with crab sticks

Compound
cabbage - 300g,
crab sticks— 100g,
corn - half a jar (400 grams),
mayonnaise

Preparation

Wash and chop fresh cabbage. Finely chop the crab sticks.
Place shredded cabbage in a salad bowl (mash the cabbage a little with your hands to make it softer), add chopped crab sticks, half a jar of corn and season with mayonnaise. Mix the salad well and serve.

Hot dishes

Chicken legs stewed in sour cream

Legs 4 pcs
Sour cream – 250g
Tomato – 1 piece
Sweet pepper – 1 piece
Salt pepper
Cut the legs in half and fry in a frying pan, preferably without oil, until golden brown. Then put them in a bowl for stewing, pour in sour cream and cut the tomato and pepper into cubes, add salt and pepper. Cover the dish with a lid and simmer over low heat until done

Cutlets baked with mushrooms and cheese

Compound
minced meat (pork + beef) - 500 g,
onions - 2 pcs.
white bread or loaf - 1-2 slices,
cheese - 100-150 g,
champignons - 150-200 g,
parsley,
garlic - 2 cloves,
mayonnaise or sour cream,
salt,
black pepper,
vegetable oil for frying

Preparation

Peel the onion and chop finely.
Peel the garlic and pass through a garlic squeezer or finely chop.
Grate the cheese.
Wash the champignons, dry and cut into slices.
Wash the greens, dry and chop.
In a frying pan heated with vegetable oil, over medium heat, fry the onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
Place half the fried onion in a bowl and set aside.
Add the champignons to the onions remaining in the pan and fry, stirring, for 8-10 minutes (if desired, you can fry the mushrooms until golden brown or just lightly fry). Salt and pepper.
Crumble yesterday's white bread without crusts or a bun, pour in milk and leave to swell. Squeeze the swollen bread well.
TO minced meat add squeezed bread, fried onions with garlic, herbs, salt, pepper, mix well and beat the minced meat several times, throwing the minced meat into a bowl or on the table.
Form the minced meat into round cutlets and fry on both sides until golden brown.
Place the cutlets on a baking sheet or in a baking dish.
Grease each cutlet with mayonnaise or sour cream and add a pile of fried mushrooms and onions.
Sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake at 180°C ~25 minutes.

Meat in French

Compound
pork - 400-500 g,
onions - 3-4 pcs,
hard cheese - 200-300 g,
mayonnaise - 400 g,
pepper,
salt,
greenery

Preparation

Wash the meat, dry it and cut it across the grain into layers 1 cm thick.
Beat each layer of meat well, add salt and pepper.
Peel the onion and cut into rings or half rings.
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
Place the meat on a greased baking sheet.
Place onion on top of the meat (not in a very thick layer).
Pour mayonnaise over the meat.
Sprinkle with grated cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes at 180°C.
Let the finished meat sit for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with herbs.

Stuffed peppers

Compound
minced meat (pork + beef) - 400 g,
pepper - 7-10 pcs,
rice (dry) - 2-3 tablespoons,
onion - 1 piece,
carrots - 1 piece,
garlic 2 cloves,
tomato - 1-2 pcs,
parsley, dill,
tomato paste - 1 tablespoon,
sugar - 1/4 teaspoon,
vegetable oil for frying,
salt,
pepper

for tomato sour cream sauce
tomato paste - 2-3 tablespoons,
sour cream - 200 g,
water - 1-1.5 cups (more is possible)

Preparation

Wash the peppers, carefully cut out the seed box and rinse them again to remove the seeds.
In a saucepan or frying pan heated with vegetable oil, lightly fry the peppers on all sides and transfer them to a plate.
Prepare the filling:
Rinse the rice and boil until half cooked in salted water. Drain the water.


In a frying pan heated with vegetable oil, fry the onion for 3 minutes, add the carrots and fry, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine minced meat, rice and fried onions and carrots.
Wash the tomato, dry it and grate it on a coarse grater, discard the skin.

Wash the greens, dry and chop.
Add tomato mixture to the minced meat, tomato paste, herbs, garlic, salt, sugar, pepper and mix well.
Fill the prepared peppers with the resulting minced meat.
Place the peppers in a saucepan or other thick-walled container.
Prepare tomato-sour cream sauce:
Combine sour cream with tomato paste, dilute the sauce with water, salt and pepper.
Pour the resulting sauce over the peppers.
Cover the saucepan with a lid. Over medium heat, bring the liquid to a boil and reduce heat.
Cook the peppers for 40 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let it brew under the lid for another 10 minutes.
When serving, sprinkle with herbs and sour cream.

If the funeral takes place in fast days, then the food should be lean.

If the commemoration took place during Lent, then weekdays the funeral service is not held, but is postponed to the next (forward) Saturday or Sunday. This is done because only on these days (Saturday and Sunday) are full Divine Liturgies, and after proskomedia, particles are taken out for the deceased.

Memorial days falling on Bright Week (the first week after Easter) and on Monday the second Easter week, are transferred to Radonitsa - Tuesday of the second week after Easter.

Lenten food

Lenten pancakes

Lenten pancakes are prepared without adding baked goods (cow butter, eggs, sour cream, sugar, etc.). For lean pancakes you will need: 4 cups of flour (buckwheat or wheat, you can mix both types of flour), 4.5 cups of milk, 20-25 g of yeast, salt to taste. Pour half a glass of warm milk into an enamel pan and dilute the yeast in it, add another one and a half glasses of milk. While stirring, add 2 cups of flour. Mix the dough well, cover the pan with a towel and place in a warm place. When the dough has risen (increases 2-3 times in volume), add the rest of the flour, milk, salt, stir well and put it back in a warm place. After the dough has risen again, you should bake the pancakes, carefully scooping the dough so that it does not fall. The frying pan is usually first greased with one teaspoon of vegetable oil.

Snacks and salads

Sandwiches "Spring"

Compound
white or brown bread - 4 slices,
Guacamole sauce or avocado pulp (optional component in the recipe) - 4-6 teaspoons,
tomato - 1 piece,
cucumber - 0.5-1 pcs (small),
lettuce leaves,
basil or dill greens,
lemon - 1/3-1/2 pcs,
salt,
black pepper

Preparation

Cut white or black bread into slices (if desired, the bread can be fried in vegetable or olive oil and cooled).
Spread the slices of bread with Guacamole sauce.

* if you don’t have Guacamole sauce, you can simply chop the avocado pulp with a fork, add salt, and sprinkle with lemon juice - spread this avocado cream on the bread
* if there is no avocado, you can not grease the bread with anything at all, but immediately start placing vegetables on the slices of bread or, if the bread is fried, you can rub it with half a garlic clove

Wash the tomato and cut into circles.
Cut the cucumber into circles.
Wash the lettuce leaves and dry them.
Wash and dry the dill or basil.
Place lettuce leaves, tomato slices, cucumber slices on slices of bread.
Salt the sandwiches coarse salt, pepper and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Fish jelly

1 kg. any fish (preferably several varieties), 1 pc. carrots, 1 onion, 1 parsley root, 1.5 l. fish broth, salt, pepper.

Cut fresh or frozen fish, divide into pieces and salt. In the prepared fish waste broth, boil pieces of fish together with roots and spices, then take out the fish, strain the broth, pour it over the fish and put it in a cold place to harden.

The vinaigrette

Compound
potatoes - 2-3 pcs,
beets - 1 piece,
carrots - 1-2 pcs,
sauerkraut - 100-150 g,
onion - 1 piece,
salted or pickled cucumbers - 2-3 medium pieces,
vegetable oil,
green onions - optional
salt

Preparation

Wash potatoes, beets, carrots well.
Place the vegetables in a saucepan, add water, bring to a boil and cook until tender.

* If desired, vegetables can be wrapped in foil and baked in the oven at 180°C until cooked. Each vegetable must be wrapped separately in foil.

Peel boiled vegetables and cut into small cubes.
Peel the onion and chop finely.
Cut the cucumbers into cubes.
Squeeze the sauerkraut a little from the brine.
Add a little vegetable oil to the beets and stir - then the beets will not color the rest of the vegetables.
Combine together: potatoes, carrots, onions, cucumbers, cabbage, season with oil and mix gently.
Add beets, salt to taste and mix everything together again.
When serving, you can sprinkle with green onions.

Salad of Chinese (white) cabbage with tomatoes

Compound
Chinese or white cabbage - 1/3 of a small cabbage,
tomatoes - 2-3 pcs,
bell pepper - 1 piece,
vegetable oil,
salt

Preparation

Wash the cabbage, drain and chop.
Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems and cut into small slices or cubes.
Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds and cut into cubes.
Mash the cabbage a little with your hands so that it releases the juice and put it in a salad bowl.
Add tomatoes and peppers.
Salt the salad (you can lightly sprinkle it with lemon juice) and season with vegetable oil.

Potato salad with pickled mushrooms and green peas

Compound
potatoes - 6-8 pcs,
onion - 1 piece,
pickled champignons or other mushrooms - 1 jar,
pickled cucumbers - 4-5 pcs,
green peas - 1 can,
greens (optional),
salt,
pepper,
vegetable oil

Preparation

Wash the potatoes well and cook in their skins until tender. Peel and cut into cubes.
Drain the liquid from the marinated mushrooms and cut into slices.
Cut pickled cucumbers into small cubes.
Peel the onion and cut into half rings or quarter rings.
Drain liquid from green peas.
Wash the greens, dry and chop.
Combine the prepared ingredients: potatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers, onions, green peas, herbs, salt, pepper.
Season the salad with oil and mix.

Canned fish salad with green onions

Compound
canned fish - 1 can,
olives - 0.5 cans,
green onions,
potatoes - 2-3 pcs,
lean mayonnaise or salad dressing

for salad dressing

vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons,
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
pepper,
salt

Preparation

Mash the canned food with a fork.
Boil the potatoes, cool and cut into cubes.
Cut the olives into rings.
Chop the green onions.
Combine canned food, potatoes, onions, olives, season with salad dressing or lean mayonnaise, add salt to taste and stir.
Salad dressing: vegetable oil, lemon juice, pepper, salt - combine all ingredients.

Hot dishes

Eggplant stuffed with mushrooms

Compound
eggplants - 2 pcs.
bell pepper - 1-2 pcs,
onion - 1 piece,
tomatoes - 2 pcs.
champignons - 150 g,
garlic - 2-3 cloves,
parsley or cilantro,
walnuts,
vegetable oil,
salt,
pepper

Preparation

Wash the eggplants, cut off the stems and cut each eggplant lengthwise into 2 halves.
Carefully cut out the flesh from each half using a knife or spoon and set aside.
Place the hollow eggplant boats on a baking sheet or in a baking dish, salt them on the inside and grease them with vegetable oil.
Bake the boats at 230 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
Peel the onion and chop finely.
Wash the pepper, cut out the seed box and cut into small cubes.
Cut the eggplant pulp into small cubes.
Wash the champignons, dry and cut into slices or small cubes.
Wash the greens, dry and chop.
Peel the garlic and pass through a garlic press.
In a frying pan heated with vegetable oil, fry the onion for 2 minutes.
Add pepper and cook for another 4 minutes, stirring.
Add eggplant and stir-fry for 7 minutes until eggplant is cooked through. Salt and pepper.

* When the eggplants are ready, you can add grated tomato without skin, stir and simmer for another 4 minutes.

Add chopped herbs, garlic and stir.
In a separate pan, fry the champignons for 8-10 minutes.
Combine eggplants with mushrooms and mix the filling well.
Remove the eggplant boats from the oven and fill them with filling.
You can sprinkle crushed walnuts on top of the eggplants.
Bake in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
When serving, sprinkle with chopped herbs.

Lenten cabbage rolls with vegetables and champignons

Compound
cabbage - 1 medium head,
rice (dry) - 100-120 g (about 0.5-0.75 cups),
tomatoes - 1-2 pcs (optional),
onions - 1-2 pcs,
carrots - 1-2 pcs,
champignons - 150-200 g,
garlic - 1-2 cloves,
parsley, dill,
tomato paste or tomato sauce 1-2 tablespoons,
vegetable oil for frying,
salt,
pepper

for filling

tomato paste or tomato sauce 3-4 tablespoons,
water - 0.5-0.75 liters,
salt

Preparation

Wash the head of cabbage and separate it into leaves.
Place cabbage leaves in boiling salted water for 2-4 minutes until the leaves are soft. Immerse 2-3 sheets in water at a time.
Remove the boiled leaves using a slotted spoon and place in a colander. Cool.
Cut off thickenings from each leaf.
Prepare the filling.
Boil the rice until half cooked (5 minutes).
Wash the champignons and cut into slices.
Wash the tomatoes, peel them and cut the pulp into small cubes.
Peel the garlic and chop finely.
Wash the greens, dry and chop.
Peel the onion and chop finely.
Wash the carrots, peel and grate on a coarse grater.
In a frying pan heated with vegetable oil, fry the onion for 2 minutes, then add the carrots and fry together for another 3-4 minutes.
Place the onions and carrots in a bowl and fry the champignons in the remaining oil for 4 minutes.
Combine together: rice, onions with carrots, champignons, tomatoes, garlic, herbs, salt, pepper (you can add 1-2 tablespoons of tomato paste) and mix the filling well.
Place 1-1.5 tablespoons of filling on the prepared cabbage leaves and roll up the cabbage rolls.
Fry the cabbage rolls in hot vegetable oil for 2 minutes on each side.

Prepare the filling: combine water, tomato paste, add a little salt and mix well.
Pour the filling over the cabbage rolls, cover with a lid and bring to a boil over high heat.
As soon as the liquid boils, reduce the heat to low and cook at low simmer for 30-40 minutes.

Oat cutlets

Compound
oatmeal - 1 cup,
water (boiling water) - 0.5 cups,
fresh champignons - 3-4 pcs,
potatoes - 1 piece,
onion - 1 piece,
garlic - 2 cloves,
greenery,
salt,
pepper,
vegetable oil for frying

Preparation

Pour oatmeal into a bowl or saucepan, pour boiling water, cover with a lid and leave to swell for 20-30 minutes.
Peel the potatoes, wash and grate on a fine grater.
Peel the onion and grate it on a fine grater.
Cut the champignons into small cubes.
Chop the greens.
Pass the garlic through a garlic press.
Add potatoes, onions, garlic, mushrooms and herbs to the swollen oatmeal - mix the mixture well, add salt and pepper.
The oatmeal mass should not be too thick and not too liquid - so that you can scoop it up with a spoon.
Place oatcakes in a frying pan heated with vegetable oil using a tablespoon.
Fry the cutlets over medium heat on one side until golden brown.
Turn over to the other side, fry for 1 minute over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Cutlets can be served with fresh vegetables or mashed potatoes.

Fish with vegetables baked in mayonnaise

Compound
fish fillet - 300-400 g,
potatoes - 5-6 pcs,
carrots - 2 pcs.
onions - 2 pcs.
mayonnaise,
salt,
pepper

Preparation

Wash the fish fillet, dry it and cut into portions.
Cut the potatoes into large cubes.
Cut the carrots into cubes.
Cut the onion into rings.
Place a layer of fish in a greased baking dish, add a little salt and pepper, place chopped vegetables on top: potatoes, carrots, onions - add a little salt and pepper to the vegetables and pour mayonnaise over everything.
Place the fish and vegetables in the oven over medium heat and bake for 40 minutes until cooked through.

Pies

From Lenten yeast dough prepared according to this recipe, you can bake pies with with different fillings, open and closed.
Ingredients: 2.2 kg of flour, 2 cups of warm water, 1 cup of vegetable oil (0.75 cup is possible), 30-40 g of yeast, 1 teaspoon of salt.
To prepare lean yeast dough according to this recipe, you need to dissolve the yeast in 0.5 cups of warm water and place in a warm place. When the yeast foams, knead the dough from the indicated products, cover with a towel and place in a warm place.
Knead twice and form pies. If the filling is juicy, you need to make a hole in the middle of the pie so that it does not burst from the steam during baking. The surface of the pie is brushed with strong sweet tea and baked at 180 degrees until done. After baking, lightly brush the cake with boiled water, cover with a towel and let it rest.

Pie fillings

Apple filling

Wash the apples, peel them, removing the seeds (you don’t have to cut off the skin, as it contains aromatic essential oils), cut into slices. Place the apples in a bowl, add granulated sugar, butter, a little water and simmer.

Potato filling

Potatoes - 7-10 pcs. average size; onions - 3 pcs.; butter - 4 tbsp. spoons; eggs - 2 pcs.; salt and pepper - to taste.
Instructions: Peel, rinse, boil, mash until smooth, add raw eggs, oil, sauteed onion, salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.

Fish filling

fish fillet 600 g, 2 onions, flour 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil 4 tablespoons, Bay leaf, salt, pepper, herbs to taste
Wash the fillet, salt and fry on both sides. Then cool and pass through a meat grinder. Finely chop the onion, fry until pink, add flour and fry until light brown. Then dilute with a small amount of water or broth to the consistency of thick sour cream, add minced fish and mix everything well.

Stuffed rice with mushrooms

rice 3 tablespoons, fresh mushrooms 100-150 g, vegetable oil, water 3 glasses for cooking rice, onion 1, wheat flour 1 teaspoon, salt, pepper to taste
Cook the rice. Peel the mushrooms and boil in salted water until tender. Pass the cooked mushrooms through a meat grinder and fry. Prepare the sauce as follows: pour vegetable oil into a frying pan, heat it and fry finely chopped onion in it. Add a tablespoon of flour and fry it until it turns light brown. After this, pour in about a glass of water, and the mixture should have the consistency of thick sour cream. After boiling the mixture for 10 minutes, add salt, pepper, and chopped herbs. Mix the sauce with rice and minced mushrooms.

Fresh cabbage filling

Chop 1 head of medium-sized white cabbage and add salt. After 10 minutes, squeeze it out, put it in a saucepan, pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, add grated carrots or, if you like, finely chopped onion. Fry, stirring, until soft so that the cabbage does not brown. When it cools down, add ground black pepper and finely chopped dill.

Orthodox canons establish that there should be no alcohol at the funeral table, since the main thing in a funeral service is not food, but prayer, which is clearly incompatible with drunk, in which it is hardly permissible to ask the Lord to improve the afterlife fate of the deceased.

Beverages

Gingerbread cookies, gingerbread cookies, pancakes, and sweets are served with drinks, but cakes and pastries are not recommended.

Kissel

Nowadays they cook liquid sweet fruit jelly, but in the old days jelly (jelly - sour) was prepared from flour - rye, oatmeal, wheat - with sourdough and sourdough. Oatmeal jelly was thick, it was cut with a knife and eaten with a spoon (remember milk rivers with jelly banks in Russian folk tales). That's why in funeral custom The jelly was preserved in this form: with milk. Oatmeal You can make it yourself by grinding oatmeal in a coffee grinder.

Oatmeal jelly

2 cups oatmeal, 2 tablespoons honey, 8 cups water, salt to taste. Pour warm water over the oatmeal and mix well so that there are no lumps. Let it swell for 6-8 hours (you can leave it overnight). Then strain through a sieve, add honey, salt and cook, stirring, until thickened. Pour hot jelly into molds, let it harden and cut into portions with a knife.

Cranberry jelly

200-400 g cranberries, 6-8 tbsp. spoons of sugar, 4-6 tbsp. spoons of potato starch.
Sort the cranberries, rinse, rub through a sieve, squeeze out the juice. Pour the marc with five times the amount of hot water, bring to a boil, strain. Cool part of the broth and dilute potato starch in it. Put sugar in the remaining broth, boil it, then pour in the diluted starch, squeezed juice and bring to a boil. Pour into a dish, sprinkle with powdered sugar to prevent a film from forming, and cool.

Apple jelly

Finely chop 2-3 pounds of apples, boil in water with a piece of cinnamon, strain through a sieve; Mix 5 glasses of this juice with 1/4-1/2 pound of sugar, grated with lemon zest, squeeze the juice out of 1/2 lemon, boil, pour in flour diluted with 1 glass of cooled apple broth, boil thoroughly, stirring constantly.
take: 6-8 apples, cinnamon, 1/2 lemon, 1/2-1 cup. sugar, 1/2-3/4 cup. potato flour.

Dried apple jelly

Take 1/2 pound of dried apples, pour 6 cups of water into them, boil the apples, strain and rub through a sieve, pour into a saucepan, add 1/4 or 1/2 cup of sugar, boil, pour in a glass of water mixed with 1/4 or Boil 1/2 cup potato flour, stirring vigorously, pour into mold, cool, serve.

Raspberry, red or black currant jelly, cherries or plums

Pour the berries with water, boil, grind with a spoon, strain, take 5 cups of this juice, add 1/4 or 1/2 pound of sugar, grated with lemon zest, boil, pour in flour diluted with 1 cup cold water, etc. Serve sugar separately.

Take: 1-1.5 lb. berries, 1/2-1 cup. sugar, 1 cup. potato flour, lemon zest, sugar.

Cranberry juice

For 2 liters of water – 250g cranberries. Mash the cranberries and squeeze out the juice through cheesecloth, put the pulp in water, bring to a boil and boil for 7-8 minutes. Leave for 30 minutes to cool. Strain through cheesecloth, add juice and sugar to taste.

Bread kvass

half a loaf rye bread;
3 liters of boiled water;
half a pack (25-30 grams) of dry yeast;
half a cup (125 grams) of sugar;
raisin.

Preparation

Cut the rye bread into regular pieces and cut into quarters. Place in one row on a baking sheet and place in a low-heat oven. The bread should dry thoroughly and lightly brown, best done over low heat. Dry the crackers for about 10-15 minutes, then turn off the oven, leaving the baking sheet in it.

Place the finished crackers in a non-oxidizing container (an ordinary three-liter jar is perfect for these purposes) and pour boiling water over them up to the shoulders of the bottle. Add three tablespoons of sugar and leave to cool. Cool a small amount of water, for example a glass or even less, to body temperature or slightly higher and pour dry yeast into the water. When the water in the jar has cooled to about 36-37 degrees, pour the diluted yeast into the jar and mix thoroughly.

After this, cover the jar with the future kvass with a lid or saucer and set aside in a warm place for 2 days.

After this period, carefully strain the infusion through a very fine sieve or cheesecloth to completely separate the grounds. Place the grounds in a separate jar.

Add the remaining sugar to the strained infusion and mix thoroughly until it dissolves. Add a well-washed handful of raisins to the infusion and leave at room temperature for another half day. After this, pour the kvass into plastic bottles and carefully tighten the lids, because The kvass must be very well sealed. Place the bottles with the finished product in the refrigerator and after a day you can drink the kvass.
The grounds obtained during the preparation of kvass do not need to be thrown away, but stored in the refrigerator for a long time. glass jar. Now this is ready-made sourdough, and when preparing the second portion of kvass, instead of diluted yeast, add 4 tablespoons of sourdough to the breadcrumbs. Next, everything is as in the recipe: let it brew for two days, drain, add sugar and raisins, let it sit again and put the bottles in the refrigerator. It is better to renew the starter, i.e. leave the last portion of grounds.

Lemonade recipe

To prepare lemonade, cut 5 lemons into slices, remove the seeds, put in a saucepan, add 300 g of sugar, pour in 2 liters of water and put on fire until one fifth of the liquid has boiled away.
Place the drink in the refrigerator. Serve lemonade with ice cubes

Sbiten

Dissolve 100 g of honey and sugar in 1 liter of boiled water, add cinnamon, cloves and boil for 15-20 minutes, and then strain.
Sbiten is served hot.

Ends funeral meal universal prayer of thanksgiving.

A wake is a ritual performed to honor the memory of the deceased. The basis of a wake is a joint meal, arranged by loved ones in the house of the deceased person, or in the dining room.

Funeral services are carried out by:

• on the day of death;
• three days after death - the day of the funeral, when the soul goes to another world;
• on the ninth day;
• on the fortieth day;
• the memorial meal is held six months after the death, and then on all subsequent anniversaries.

As usual, relatives or close people of the deceased come to the wake. It is important to remember that you cannot drive away those who come to honor the memory of the deceased. As a rule, wakes are organized not for guests and not for the sake of a feast, but with the goal of remembering the deceased and praying for his repose. It is especially important to read a prayer for the deceased before the funeral meal. Priests advise reading the seventeenth Kathisma from the Psalter and the prayer “Our Father” before starting to eat.

Shifting the date of the funeral

It happens that the memorial day falls on religious holiday, or on weekdays, when it is not possible to leave work, in connection with the preparation of everything necessary for the funeral meal. As a result, the question arises: is it possible to postpone the date of commemoration?

The priests believe that the meal can be held earlier or later exact date death. In the presence of good reasons, interfering with holding a memorial dinner, you should keep your focus, first of all, on them. However, if there are no compelling reasons to postpone the funeral meal to another day, it is better not to do this, because the afterlife there are rules. On this day it is better to focus on good deeds, for example, distributing funeral food to people in need.

Funerals should not be held during Happy Easter And holy week Great Lent. These weeks everything is focused on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as well as the news of his return to life. Therefore, if the date set aside for the funeral dinner coincides with these periods, it is best to move the funeral meal to the day of Radonitsa - the day when the deceased are remembered.

If Memorial Day falls on the eve of the Christmas holidays, it would be more correct if the commemoration is moved to January 8th. Such an event is taken as good omen, because the wake is dedicated to the event of birth into an endless life in another world.

The priests also recommend remembering that you should first pray for the deceased. Therefore, the day before the memorial meal, it is recommended to order the Liturgy for the burial of the Soul of the deceased and the Panikhida for the memorial day. And the memorial meal can be postponed to one of the first days off of subsequent anniversaries of death. However, it is not advisable to postpone the wake, organized on the fortieth day after repose, to an early date.

Memorial Day

In every religion for memorial day is given specific date when relatives or just close people remember the deceased. If, due to urgent circumstances, it was not possible to honor the memory of loved ones who have died on the day of their death, this must be done on the memorial day.

• In the Orthodox faith, the Tuesday of the second week after Easter is set aside for the memorial day. However, this is not the only day when you can remember your loved ones. In addition to Radonitsa, there are five more days dedicated to the memory of the deceased;
• In the Catholic faith, the memorial day falls on November 2. Commemoration on the third, seventh and thirtieth days may not suit you;
• In the religion of Islam, the main task is to remember the deceased through prayer, to do good deeds on his behalf: to help orphans and poor people. In this religion, it does not matter at all on what day after the repose of the soul the memorial meal will be held. It is important that no one should know in whose name these acts are committed;
• In Buddhism, the day of obedience - the Ulambana holiday - falls on the first half of the seventh month according to the Lunar calendar.

Everyone knows that people who have passed on to another world should be remembered, but people do not often understand for what purpose this should be done. Do not forget that there is a connection between the living and the dead. Therefore, after the death of a person, his loved ones are restless, there is anxiety and sadness in their souls, they often dream of the dead who ask for food or to provide them with some kind of help.

It is generally accepted that after such dreams a person should pray, visit a temple, and do some good deed (help the poor, orphans). All this beneficence has a good influence on the souls of the dead. If it is not possible to arrange funeral service on the appointed day, do not be upset. You can leave a note for the clergyman, and he will conduct it himself.

The spiritual state of a person also influences the state of the deceased in the afterlife, in another world in order to help them. To do this, you should begin to change, first of all, yourself and the society around you. To begin with, it would be nice to free yourself from bad habits, forgive all your offenders, not bear grudges against them, start praying, visiting churches, reading the Bible, helping others and orphans.

During the commemoration, one should remember the purpose of a kind of ritual. Pronouncing common prayer, it is better to ask the Lord God to endow the deceased with the Kingdom of Heaven and rest his Soul.