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Beli ljiljan i Isusove suze The white lily and Jesus’s tears
Za ljiljan se često koristi i naziv „rajski cvet“. Ia- ko ima mnogo boja i vrsta, beli ljiljan, koji simboli- še čistotu i nevinost, najčešće se nalazi u vaskršnjim dekoracijama. Zanimljivo je da o njegovom pore- klu postoje grčki mitovi, a spominje se i u Bibliji, i to upravo u vezi sa Vaskrsom. Prema grčkom mitu, beli ljiljan je nastao od ka- pljice mleka koja je kanula na zemlju dok je boginja Hera dojila Herkula. Nekoliko kapi prosulo se svemi- rom, stvorivši pritom Mlečni put, a jedna koja je do- takla zemlju pretvorila se u beli ljiljan. Postoji, međutim, verzija koja ovaj cvet smešta u Bibliju. Naime, vaskršnji ljiljan nikao je u u Jerusali- mu, na obroncima Maslinove gore, mestu na kojem je Juda izdao Isusa. To je bilo mesto na kojem se, prema jevanđeljima, Isus često molio sa svojim učenicima, pa tako i te poslednje noć i svog života. Iako je učeni- ke molio da ostanu budni, oni su zaspali. Isus je jedini ostao budan, i to u velikom bolu, znajuć i šta ga čeka. Biblija kaže da su kapljice znoja, ali i suza, pale na tlo i da su tačno na tom mestu nikli beli ljiljani. Slikari su vrlo često posezali za ovim cvetom ka- da bi prikazivali Bogorodicu jer je njena smrt obele- žena ljiljanima. Naime, kada su ljudi posetili Marijin grob tri dana nakon što je sahranjena, na njemu su pronađeni veličanstveni beli ljiljani.
The lily is also often referred to as a “heavenly flower”. Despite there being many types and colours of this flow- er, the white lily, which symbolises purity and innocence, is most often included in Easter decorations. It is interesting to note that there are Greek myths about its origin, while it is also mentioned in the Bible, precisely in connection with Easter, or with Christ’s resurrection. According to Greek mythology, the white lily originat- ed from a drop of spilled milk that fell to the ground while the goddess Hera was nursing Hercules. A few drops of milk spilled into space, creating the Milky Way. The one that did touch the ground turned into a white lily. There is also a version of the lily’s origin story in the Bi- ble. It claims that the Easter lily first sprouted in Jerusalem, on the very spot where Judas betrayed Jesus. According to the Gospels, that was the place where Jesus often prayed with his disciples, as was the case on the last night of his life. Although he begged his disciples to stay awake, they all fell asleep, leaving Jesus as the only one awake, and in great an- guish due to his awareness of what awaited him. According to the Bible, drops of sweat, but also tears, fell to the ground and prompted white lilies to sprout in that exact spot. Painters have often chosen this flower when depicting the Virgin Mary, as her death was marked with lilies. Specif- ically, magnificent white lilies were found on Mary’s grave when people visited it three days after her burial.
DA LI STE ZNALI?
1. Kome se prvo Isus javio po Vaskrsenju? a) Caru Tiberiju b) Presvetoj Bogorodici c) Mariji Magdaleni 2. Kod pravoslavaca, Vaskrs može da padne najranije... a) 4. aprila 3. Cela sedmica posle Va- skrsa tretira se kao jedan ne- prekidan dan. Kako se ta ne- delja zove? b) 22. marta c) 25. aprila
4. Do kog praznika se verni- ci pozdravljaju rečima „Hri- stos Vaskrese“ i „Vaistinu Va- skrese“? a) Do Duhova b) Do Vidovdana c) Do Spasovdana 5. Koliko dana traje Vaskršnji post, koji je najduži posni pe- riod u toku godine?
mogli da je celivaju? a) Na Veliki četvrtak b) Na Veliki petak c) Na Veliku sredu
9. Isus Hrist je razapet na br- du Golgota (Kalvarija), što u prevodu znači...?
a) Zvezda b) Lobanja c) Brdo
7. Domaćica u sud sa vodom u kome će se farbati jaja pre farbanja dodaje malo… a) Osvećene vodice b) Tamjana c) Šećera 8. Prema svetom predanju, Hristos je rekao da će na dan njegovog vaskrsnuća… a) Sva jaja postati crvena b) Kokoške nositi crvena jaja c) Sva jaja popucati
10. Kamen na koji je sa Ča- snog krsta spušteno telo Isu- sa Hrista zove se: a) Kamen krsta b) Kamen miropomazanja c) Adamov kamen
a) 56 dana b) 40 dana c) 48 dana
a) Časna nedelja b) Svetla nedelja c) Cvetna nedelja
6. Kog dana sveštenici izno- se crvenu plaštanicu na sto ispred oltara kako bi vernici
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