Russian wordlists: Great Lent
After Maslenitsa, aka Shrovetide, which is a whole week of eating pancakes, Russians have now entered the Great Lent, which will last until Easter. Below are some key Russian words devoted to this important time for all Orthodox believers.
- Great Lent – Великий пост (Velikiy post)
- Religion – Религия (religiya)
- Faith – Вера (vera)
- Prayer – Молитва (molitva)
- Repentance – Покаяние (pokoyaniye)
- Confession – Исповедь (ispoved’)
- Abstinence from food – Воздержание от пищи (vozderzhaniye ot pishchi)
- To fast – Поститься (postit’sya)
- Lenten dishes – Постные блюда (postnye blyuda)
- Lenten foods – Постные продукты (postnye produkty)
- Dry eating (Xerophagy) – Сухоядение (sukhoyadeniye)
- Lazarus Saturday – Лазарева суббота (Lazareva subbota)
- Palm Sunday – Вербное воскресенье (Verbnoye voskresen’ye)
- Holy Week – Страстная седмица
- Resurrection – Воскреcение (voskreseniye)
- Easter – Пасха (Paskha)
