Annually on April 7th believers celebrate the Annunciation. Name of the holiday reveals its main meaning: today Archangel Gabriel who appeared to the Virgin Mary announced her the good news: for her humility and virtue she was chosen to become a mother to Infant Jesus Christ. The church today holds a great worship and the solemn liturgy.
The holiday of Annunciation is connected in the church with a beautiful ritual: releasing white doves into the sky, who are a symbol of purity and the holy spirit. The restrictions of the fast are weakened today. The church consecrates communion bread (church bread), which can be stored for a year and given to someone who is sick in the family. Folk wisdom says the following: Bird does not nest, and the girl does not plait her hair. Any work is considered a sin, the Annunciation is a day of joy because the Son of God is coming to the world.
