Tsiknopempti is the Thursday of the second week of the Triodion…
People are preparing for the great fast of Lent and gives the opportunity to the households to consume with a festive and cheerful manner what red meat is left before the fasting of Lent!
The word “shrove Tuesday†comes from the word “smell†(the smell of grilled meat) and the word “Thursdayâ€. It is celebrated the Thursday, 11 days before Clean Monday.
It’s a day of pre – preparation for the great fast of Lent before Easter, a preparation that lies in the attempt to experience the upcoming days of the Great ΤεασσαÏακοστής.
Tsiknopempti is located in the 2nd week of the period of that church is called the Triodion, which consists of three weeks before entering into the Great Lent, i.e., fasting before Easter:
1 week later Î Ïοφωνή or Î ÏοφωνÎσιμη or Ultimate, the 2nd week we ΚÏεατινή or ΚÏεοφάγος and the 3rd week the say Casein or ΤυÏοφάγος who no longer eat meat (abstinence and “braking” of the errands for us), but we only eat dairy products (if it’s organic, even better)!!!
During the first week of the Triodion, that is, the Ultimate stops the usual fasting on Wednesday and Friday, while in the second week of “carnival” was fasting and so Tsiknopempti is of particular importance and was considered εοÏτάσιμη day and the table is festive since it comes after fasting, and the next day we have again fasting, that is preparing for the upcoming.
The reason has been established this feast to be the Fifth day is that the orthodox church considers important the fasts of Wednesday and Friday, when it became a choice of the mid-term of the day from Wednesday and Friday, i.e., Thursday.
Because with the way that has been established in cooking gras ball, grilled or fried, there is a strong smell of-of smoke, called τσικνοπÎμτη.
It has established itself dominates the red color the memorial day weekend, or is that meat, or wine, to remind us of Easter and the joy of the Resurrection.
Let’s remember something very important because of the festival meetings and the relevant Ï„Ïαπεζωμάτων. Good fun to have and those who partake of the wine, this αγίνει with the measure, you know, indeed, but forgive my repetition, NO ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΕΣ as to the FORMER, and certainly NOT DRIVING WHEN as the luscious glasses is no longer of 1-2!! I DON’T DRIVE!
GOOD ΤΣΙΚÎΟΠΕΜΤΗ!
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