Christening is the very first and important holiday in the life of any of us, and especially in a child. Unlike most of all known holidays, baptism is only once in a life. Each child at baptism must be dressed in a dress, and an adult woman and a man – in a shirt and a T -shirt, respectively. In ancient times, there was a custom of transferring a robe by inheritance. If your grandmother or mother has such an invaluable gift, the question of your clothes disappears by itself.
Greek shirt means "anavoliya" (outerwear, cape). By tradition, this is a long straight and new shirt, white, dressed on a newly baptized one into a sign of its spiritual joy and purity. In ancient times, the newly chosen ones did not take off their robes until the eighth day. A bright baptismal shirt symbolizes new clothing of the soul, which the newly baptized in the sacrament receives from God. Before the start of the sacrament of baptism, all old clothes are removed, symbolizing the removal of the load of sin, and a new person comes out of the font who needs a new bright and clean clothes. How clean the dressed shirt is, the human soul should remain just as bright and pure. In the rite of baptism, we make a promise the Lord to God to keep the purity of His soul from sins, as we care about the purity of our robes, so the shirt worn on a person should remain.
Clothing for the girl
For little princesses, you need to choose a dress especially, since a girl from the first days of her life should be a model of beauty and innocence, and at the time of baptism – all the more so! A beautiful robe for a girl is a dress made of 100% snow -white cotton or the most delicate cotton ecru. Cordor lace, mesh – veil, satin braid will make a touching outfit even more beautiful and cute! As a rule, in addition to the dress, a towel, in which the beauty is wrapped after the priest dipped her in a font (as a symbol of purification) also includes a set. You can supplement the set for a girl with a gift Sasha, in which it is convenient to store the icon, a cross or its first curl.
A shirt for a boy
As a rule, the set for boys is more restrained, but no less elegant. The kit can consist of strict, sophisticated baptismal shirts made of natural cotton or shirts with a satin braid and beautiful elastic lace. We remind parents that although they baptize the future man, the boy on the sacrament of Baptism is primarily a child, so the baptismal shirt for the boy will be the most suitable option. It is the baptismal shirt that is most consistent with the church canons that relate to the rite of baptism. A baptismal set for a boy can be complemented by a terry snow -white towel decorated with embroidery, satin ribbons and gift sasha.
The church does not make any canonical requirements for the baptismal kit; it can be completely any. The only strict requirement is the length. Any baptismal robe should be long. The fabric is chosen light, natural and soft.
In church traditions, nothing accidental or unimportant than could be neglected or take – no. In the symbols of rituals, customs and sacraments, piety, the enormous wealth and values collected by many generations of the church people are concluded.