Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays. The exact date of the holiday changes from year to year but it usually falls on April.
The traditions of Easter celebration vary from country to country. For example, in our country the Sunday before Easter is called a Willow Sunday. On this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday. Traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. Houses and flats should be cleaned too.
перевод:
Пасха является одним из самых важных христианских праздников. Точная дата праздника меняется из года в год, однако обычно это выпадает на апрель.
Традиции празднования Пасхи различны во всех странах. Например, в нашей стране воскресенье перед Пасхой называется Вербным воскресеньем. В этот день люди приносят домой несколько веточек вербы, освещенные в церкви. Четверг перед Пасхой называется Чистый четверг. Традиционно в этот день люди должны искупаться до восхода солнца. Дома и квартиры должны быть также убраны.
The king and the queen had no children for a long time. And then one day, when the hope was completely lost, the queen gave birth to a daughter. On this occasion, they arranged a celebration, among the guests were seven good sorceresses.
They were seated in honorable places, gave them the best plates and a box containing a fork, a knife and a spoon made of pure gold. When all the guests were already at the table, the eighth sorceress came. She was not invited to the celebration, as they thought that she was no longer in this world. For her, the best plates were immediately brought, but she did not have the golden box.
Naturally, this very much offended the old sorceress. She murmured something unpleasant out loud. One sorceress heard this and hid in the children's room. She decided to tell her last wish. The moment came when the fairies were supposed to give the newborn presents.
The fairies presented it with various gifts: beauty, intelligence, kind heart, good voice, the ability to dance and play on different instruments. However, the old witch wished the princess died when she pricked with a spindle. Everyone shuddered, but the last fairy promised that the princess would not die. She will make sure that the princess will sleep until the prince wakes her up. Her dream will last a hundred years.
The king ordered to remove all the spindles from the castle, but after a while the princess still pricked her finger and fell asleep. The good sorceress did so that everyone in the palace, including the king and the queen, fell asleep.
A hundred years later, the prince went hunting. He saw the old palace, and began to ask passers-by about him. One person told him a story about a sleeping princess. The heart in the prince's chest caught fire, and he hurried to the gate of the old castle. When he entered the castle, he saw a lot of sleeping people. He entered the luxurious room and saw a sleeping princess on the bed. Gold seemed dim, compared with the beauty of the princess.
The prince knelt before the princess, and she woke up. The castle rustled and the rest of the inhabitants of the house woke up.
The bride and groom were invited to the dining room. They were served dishes of old cuisine, and musicians played songs of the past.
The fairy tale once again proves that good conquers evil, and love is able to resist any evil deeds.
The traditions of Easter celebration vary from country to country. For example, in our country the Sunday before Easter is called a Willow Sunday. On this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday. Traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. Houses and flats should be cleaned too.
перевод:
Пасха является одним из самых важных христианских праздников. Точная дата праздника меняется из года в год, однако обычно это выпадает на апрель.
Традиции празднования Пасхи различны во всех странах. Например, в нашей стране воскресенье перед Пасхой называется Вербным воскресеньем. В этот день люди приносят домой несколько веточек вербы, освещенные в церкви. Четверг перед Пасхой называется Чистый четверг. Традиционно в этот день люди должны искупаться до восхода солнца. Дома и квартиры должны быть также убраны.
They were seated in honorable places, gave them the best plates and a box containing a fork, a knife and a spoon made of pure gold. When all the guests were already at the table, the eighth sorceress came. She was not invited to the celebration, as they thought that she was no longer in this world. For her, the best plates were immediately brought, but she did not have the golden box.
Naturally, this very much offended the old sorceress. She murmured something unpleasant out loud. One sorceress heard this and hid in the children's room. She decided to tell her last wish. The moment came when the fairies were supposed to give the newborn presents.
The fairies presented it with various gifts: beauty, intelligence, kind heart, good voice, the ability to dance and play on different instruments. However, the old witch wished the princess died when she pricked with a spindle. Everyone shuddered, but the last fairy promised that the princess would not die. She will make sure that the princess will sleep until the prince wakes her up. Her dream will last a hundred years.
The king ordered to remove all the spindles from the castle, but after a while the princess still pricked her finger and fell asleep. The good sorceress did so that everyone in the palace, including the king and the queen, fell asleep.
A hundred years later, the prince went hunting. He saw the old palace, and began to ask passers-by about him. One person told him a story about a sleeping princess. The heart in the prince's chest caught fire, and he hurried to the gate of the old castle. When he entered the castle, he saw a lot of sleeping people. He entered the luxurious room and saw a sleeping princess on the bed. Gold seemed dim, compared with the beauty of the princess.
The prince knelt before the princess, and she woke up. The castle rustled and the rest of the inhabitants of the house woke up.
The bride and groom were invited to the dining room. They were served dishes of old cuisine, and musicians played songs of the past.
The fairy tale once again proves that good conquers evil, and love is able to resist any evil deeds.