Muslims believe Ramadan is the month of redemption, mercy, and abstinence from carnal pleasures. As soon as the young serpik of the moon appears on the sky on the last day of Sha'ban, there comes a great post. Allah is watching at this time for believers and accomplishes its destiny.

Very often, confused and not finding the solution to problems, people turn for help to God and the saints. In the event of marital problems and conflicts people are asking for help from the Holy Matron, as she is the patroness of the family peace and homemaker. If you sincerely pray and ask Matron, she'll hear and help. But not everyone can come to Church, where the relics of Saint Matrona. That is why, having the opportunity to come, you can write the Holy matron a letter or a note.

According to your faith will it be done to you. You must remember the traditions of our ancestors and learn how to treat the icons and their placement in the house. Follow some of the advice, and everything will be fine.

Matrona of Moscow , or, as it is called, Matrona Russian Saint, from an early age with the gift of clairvoyance. And now to the relics of Mother thousands of people come from all over Russia, and many claim that get her real help in solving everyday problems. How to go to the Holy matron?

Being born, each person comes into the world frail, helpless and defenseless. But it's not as bad as it may seem. According to Christian tradition, at baptism everyone gets his invisible, defender, angel-Guardian, who sends him to the Lord. But in order to enjoy his protection, you should be able to communicate with him.

Each house is a small temple. And it should have its own iconostasis. But hang icons just to make it pretty, impossible. There are certain rules of placing of relics in the room.

Incense is a substance that is produced from the aromatic resin of certain plants in the Mediterranean region. Since ancient times it was used as a means of dealing with evil spirits: it was believed that the smoke from the combustion of pieces, repels all sorts of evil spirits. In the Christian religion, incense plays an important role. I believe that during the fumigation of premises of smoke of this substance is exorcised. In addition, this is known as a symbol of the prayers of Christians offered to God.

Bury and remember the dead man began in ancient times. Remember the dead - one of the indigenous human needs, and the Church carries the millennial human experience.

Why in Christian churches decided to put a candle? This custom originates in ancient times, when Christianity came to the Roman Empire and brutally persecuted. Then Christians were forced to meet and hold services in secret, in underground quarries (the catacombs). Because there was darkness, people were brought lit candles. In addition to sheer necessity, candles and played a sacred role: they became the symbol of a voluntary gift, the sacrifice which believers bring to God.

The sacrament of confession along with baptism, communion, and wedding, is one of the major rites of the Christian Church. According to the Scriptures, to come to confession relies seven years and then throughout life, until death. However, not all begin to confess from an early age. Moreover, many Christians even before big Church holidays, when you need to repent and commune, afraid or unwilling to go to the Confessor, because I feel awkward. And some would like to confess, but I've heard that this Ordinance is necessary to prepare in advance and how? In any case, before you decide on the General (first in my life) confession, you need to learn all the basic religious truths concerning the confession.

An Orthodox man, before you take any important asks for blessings from the Lord, addressing him either directly in prayer, or through the priest. So did those many centuries ago, as they do today.

For various reasons, people turn to the Holy relics. Someone is looking for a miracle, hoping for help or healing. Someone carries a normal interest. Someone who trembles before the particle is ancient history. However, whatever the objectives pursued, in reference to the Shrine you need to follow certain rules.

Sometimes life develops in such a way that we have not been able to attend the burial or the burial of a loved or known person. But soon you may receive the desire to pay final respects to the deceased, and this raises the problem of finding places of burial. In the modern world, such situations occur quite often, so you should know what actions are taken when necessary.

Believers, going to Church, kiss the icon. But to put the candles at the altar and venerate the icons properly, with prayer and bowing, respecting the customs and without disturbing other worshipers. Where and how kissing the icon, and when is it appropriate to touch her forehead only can tell the priest before or after the service.

Cross dressed man in the Sacrament of Baptism and is worn on the chest for the rest of my life. The crucifix is a symbol of commitment to God, to the Orthodox faith. This sign helps in troubles and difficulties, strengthens the spirit, protects against demonic snares. After the victory of Jesus Christ over death, the cross became a symbol of the triumph of good over evil.

After the death of the person to be able to say goodbye to him, to complete his earthly journey a burial ceremony, must observe all the traditions followed by the people for centuries. One of the highlights is the robe for the deceased, appropriate to his faith, customs and their own dying wishes of the deceased person.

The Muslim faith is considered to be among the true followers, because God's message, delivered by the prophets Moses, Abraham, Jesus, was distorted. And the last prophet was Muhammad, who gave mankind the God's words unchanged. To become a Muslim means to be a believer.

Marriages between people of different nationalities and different faiths have long since ceased to be something unusual, exotic. In some cases husband and wife live happily, raise children. However, there are many opposite examples, when the marriage did not bring happiness nor husband, nor wife, and ended with the rupture of relations.

Every young couple dreams to create a truly strong and United family, so it is an essential ritual before the wedding ceremony and the wedding is the blessing of the parents of the children for a successful marriage. Wedding tradition involves conduct the blessing of children prior to departure to the Registrar.

In Orthodox homes, you can often find iconsthat represent for believers, the image of the Savior, mother of God or the saints. If you bought the icon recently, you should know a few rules of placement of these Holy images in the house.

Palm Sunday or Entry into Jerusalem, in the Church calendar Christians is one of the most joyous holidays. On this day believers remember how Jesus before his final Passover, came into Jerusalem on a donkey. Date of palm Sunday is passing, but this holiday is always celebrated exactly one week before Easter.

Easter – the great Christian holiday that symbolizes the Resurrection of Christ. Before Easter lasts a strict fast, which lasts seven weeks. This holiday is not attached to a specific date, because every year it happens in different day, but always after the vernal equinox.

The sacrament is one of the important Sacraments in the Orthodox Church. For every Christian it is very important to partake of Holy Blood and Body of Christ, because he does not symbolically, but really connects with God. Communion can and should all baptized Orthodox Christians after the provisions for the preparation by fasting, prayer and Confession.

Easter, one of the main, the most revered of holidays for Christians. This day they recall the heroism and miraculous resurrection of the Savior, who suffered death of flour for the people, giving people hope for a better life after death. According to long-established traditions of Easter is always celebrated on Sunday. But how to calculate the exact date of this great feast? And why, in different years, this date is also different?.

Relatives and friends mourn a deceased person. Better communication between the dead and the living appears, if you know the placewhere the person is buried. In this case, it is possible to come to the grave, to bring flowers, to remember and to mourn. However, not everyone has such an opportunity – sometimes the place of burial unknown. It deprives you of the relationship with the deceased and forced to go in search of the burial place of his remains.

The location of the icon in the room is sacred to the house. This place protects both the room and the whole house from the evil spirits that may try to visit the apartment. Therefore, it is necessary to know a few simple rules of how to arrange icons.

Have a care in the monastery can only be one reason – a desire to serve God. "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him denies himself, take up his cross and followeth Me," says Jesus in Scripture. Neither the desire to escape from life's mishaps or financial difficulties cannot be the reason for voluntary withdrawal in the monastery.

The cross – a symbol of the Orthodox faith. Church shop and jewelry stores offers a huge selection of pectoral crossov. Often the believers, the question arises whether they comply with the Orthodox canons, how to choose a crucifix.

The chapel is called the small building, which is designed for prayers. The smaller chapel of the Church – it may even be the size of a frame (a place to store icons and other Church utensils), and can accommodate several people. Unlike the Church, the chapel there is the altar – there is only icons, place to set candles and oil lamps. To build the chapel with the permission of the Church authorities and everyone can, the main thing is to observe some rules. If you have decided to put the chapel, this guide will be able to help you.

Morning prayer is prayer in Islam, committed in the period from dawn to sunrise. Otherwise it is called Fajr, which translated from Arabic means "dawn".