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The epiphany
19. JANUAR / 19 TH JANUARY
BOGOJAVLJENJE
HEAVEN GRANTS WISHES The Epiphany celebrates an event that occurred immediately after John the Baptist baptised Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. According to tradition, the skies opened on the night of the Epiphany and the Holy Spirit descended to Jesus
NEBO ISPUNJAVA ŽELJE Bogojavljenje proslavlja događaj koji se desio neposredno nakon što je Sveti Jovan Krstitelj krstio Isusa Hrista u reci Jordan. Prema predanju, u
bogojavljenskoj noći se otvorilo nebo i Sveti Duh je sišao u obliku golubice na Isusa Hrista, kada se sa neba čuo glas Boga: „Ovo je Sin moj ljubljeni, koji je po mojoj volji“. I upravo zato svi na bogojavljensko veče treba da zamislimo želju, pa u ponoć pogledamo u nebo i poželimo da se ona ostvari. Bogojavljenje se obeležava 19. januara i to je fiksni praznik, odnosno ne menja se iz godine u godinu. Na Krstovdan, uoči Bogojavljenja, kao i na sam praznik, posle liturgije, vrši se veliko osvećenje vode u hramu ili u porti. Ta voda se uzima i nosi kući. Čuva se kao čudotvorna dragocenost.
Christ in the form of a dove, and the voice of God could be heard from heaven: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”. And that’s precisely why we should all think of a wish on Epiphany eve, then look to the sky at midnight and wish for it to come true. The Epiphany is celebrated on 19th January as a fixed holiday, meaning the date doesn’t change from year to year. On the date of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, during the build up to the Epiphany, but also on the holiday itself, after the liturgy, a great blessing of water takes place in the temples or churchyards. That water is collected, taken home and kept as a miraculous, sacred treasure.
Devojkama bi ogledalce pod
jastukom moglo da pomogne da vide svog budućeg muža / A small mirror placed under a pillow could help girls see their future husbands
Plivanje za krst Najpoznatija posebnost Bogojavljenja jeste plivanje za Časni krst, koje se organizuje širom Srbije. Iako je napo- lju obično veoma hladno, skupina hrabrih i smelih pojedi- naca pliva za krst. Zapravo je u pitanju drevni običaj starih Slovena koji su odnosili svoje idole iz domova i hramova na reku i kupali ih, što se očuvalo nakon pokrštavanja u obliku plivanja za krst i pranja ikona za Jovanjdan.
SWIMMING FOR THE HOLY CROSS The most famous element of the Epiphany is swimming for the Holy Cross, which is organised across Serbia. Despite it usually being extreme- ly cold outside, a gathering of brave and bold individuals swim for the cross. This is actually an ancient custom of the Old Slavic peoples, who would take their idols from their homes and temples to the river to wash them, which was preserved after conversion to Christianity in the form of swimming for a cross and washing icons on the holiday of St. John.
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