It's hard to talk today about people faith. I would like to post about, even if I am not able to state unequivocally what is my faith. I think it is individual and personal matter, where is required tolerance and understanding.
Well, to start with the topic we could say that Easter holiday has been started since the first day of the Lent.
If someone of you is a Christian, all preparations of our souls has been started month ago.
Polish tradition requires a time of recollection, religious rites and lavish, colorful and well decorated table.
Let's start from the beginning.
After Sunday Palm, recolletions and confessions it comes a great Tuesday, as the souvenir and commemoration of the last Supper, and two sacraments- the Priesthood and the Eucharist.
People go to the church for the mass to the church and they pray, preparing themeselves in this way for Paschal Triduum.
During the mass the priest washes feet of 12 men, chosen before. That is how I remembered the beginning of Easter as a small child and I remained warm memories and photos of whole family.
I think that even if you don't practice, it's a good sort of meditation and thoughts about our lives, sacrifice, good and evil. It's also time for the rest in a family gathering.
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Then, on Friday similar. Before people go to Way of the Cross, they are kissing a small figure of crucified Jesus, which I found quite dangerous, unsanitary and exaggerated. I remember have never been liking this and it has been till today.
Believers or not, curious lost, people goes the church to participate at Way of the Cross, which I think is a great idea to try to play following the story of sacrifice of Jesus with costumes and small stories on every station, ending on the crucifixion. I can say that we had a great priest, not only as a priest but as a man as well, who was able to introduce a magical atmosphere and some sort of meditation. These commemorations was thrilling and scarifying at the same time.
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