When can I get married?

To bind oneself in the bonds of marriage before people, it is possible inany worker, for a registry office, day. The situation is much more complicated when two lovers decide to become a husband and wife before God, that is, to marry. The wedding takes place taking into account all the features of the church calendar, and, it is filled with various events throughout the year. When can I get married?

When it is possible to get married in the church

The first rule that future married couples will face, if to decide to marry, the sacrament is not performed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, throughout the year.

In addition, the wedding is prohibited on the eve, and, inChristmas time (November 28 - January 6), Great, Petrovsky and Uspensky (August 14 to August 27) posts. The dates of the Great and Petrovsky posts vary, depending on the holiday of Easter, so they need to be specified according to the church calendar every year.

It is also forbidden to hold the sacrament of the wedding in(January 7-19), during the Shrovetide and Bright weeks, as these days are special for the whole church, in general, and do not allow to be distracted on private holidays, such as a wedding.

When to get married

In the old days in Russia weddings began in the middleautumn - from October 15 - and lasted until the middle of spring. This is due to the fact that all summer and early autumn, people were busy at work in the fields. Despite the fact that most of us now do not need to work on plowing, this time is still considered suitable for the performance of the sacrament of the wedding.

Particularly successful for the wedding are consideredholidays of the Virgin, after all, it is she who patronizes family life. From July 21 to November 4, the days of Kazan are celebrated, and, on October 26, Iberian icons of the Mother of God.

Find a suitable date for the wedding can be anyseason. The main thing is not to forget that the sacrament of the wedding is a very important event in the spiritual life of a young family, therefore it is necessary to take it with special responsibility. And, this means that the future husband and wife should take care not only of choosing the date of the wedding, but also of observing other rituals preceding the sacrament, such as betrothal. Happiness, you and love!