The Baptism of the Lord or Epiphany is a holiday that completes the series of New Year's celebrations, because it is on this day that it is customary to burn a Christmas tree and hide New Year's toys until next year. Many interesting customs and traditions are associated with this day. About them and how to original and beautifully congratulate relatives and friends on the Baptism, so that January 19, 2022 will be remembered for a long time, will be discussed further.
Epiphany customs and traditions
In addition to burning a Christmas tree, there are many more interesting traditions associated with this holiday. So, it was considered a great sin to work on this day, since it is the third most important day after Christmas and Easter. Of course, for most working people, the New Year holidays will end long before Epiphany, but if there is an opportunity to take a day off, you should use it to enjoy other traditions of this day.
Interesting fact: before, Christmas and Epiphany were celebrated on the same day on December 25 or January 6. Now this tradition of matching dates has survived only in some countries (for example, in Armenia).
The main symbol of the Epiphany is water. It is consecrated in churches, people bathe in it, despite the Epiphany frosts, it must be drunk by a sip before the festive meal. It was believed that Epiphany water is capable of giving youth and beauty, so in the old days girls hurried to the river at dawn to wash in the "magic water".
Congratulations on the Baptism
If there is no inner mood and readiness to swim in an ice hole for Epiphany, you can limit yourself to attending a service in the temple, then just wash yourself with holy water and send beautiful musical cards to friends and acquaintances.
As a rule, video congratulations contain images of biblical scenes from the Old Testament, illustrating characteristic scenes associated with this Sacrament.
Despite the fact that the weather on Epiphany does not indulge in warmth (there is even a stable expression "Epiphany frosts"), although each video postcard is replete with beautiful snow patterns, it can fill the soul and heart with light, kindness, peace and warmth. And also, so that there are more soulful words, we wrote beautiful congratulation verses for the Baptism of the Lord.
As a rule, such a result is given by heartfelt words in Epiphany cards. And even though beautiful poems or congratulations in prose are already written on the postcard, it will not be superfluous to add a couple of lines on your own behalf. This will make the conversion more emotional and personal.
Traditional wishes on this day are spiritual cleansing, faith and protection. It is with such and not only words of congratulation that you can download for free from the above selection of beautiful musical cards. All of them are capable of giving a ray of light of faith and warming hope.
