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Original scenarios for holding Orthodox holidays in the family. Scenarios for Easter Eggs touched by warm rays

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- IN dawn haze the valley was melting,

A cross was gilded above the clouds.

Mary Magdalene came to the king,

The message brought: “Jesus Christ has risen!”

- No, woman, I won’t believe you!

There is a limit to fantasy and fiction, -

The thought revived the imperious face.

- I don’t believe that the egg is white

You brought me as a gift,

Suddenly it turns red and breaks out like a fire!

- The king fell silent, but with these words

The glow spread over our heads,

Breathing became tight and slow,

It seemed like there was music somewhere.

Warm rays touched the eggs,

It lit up in the rays, trembled

And, like the blood of Christ, it became scarlet!

Guys, after listening to this poem, please tell me what holiday was recently celebrated by all of Russia and the Orthodox people?

Very good! Well, now think about the next question.

What are we going to do in class today?

Paint eggs, sing, play….

Is singing and playing a joy for you?

But baking Easter cakes, painting eggs, setting the table, greeting and entertaining guests = what is that?

So let's connect these three words and we will find out the topic of our lesson today

- Easter joys and troubles

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Easter is the oldest and most important Christian holiday. Establishing the honor of the resurrection of I. Christ

This is precisely the main meaning of the Orthodox faith - God himself became a man and died for us.

Even during his life, I. Christ said: “On the third day I will rise again.” and therefore Easter is celebrated on Sunday, greeting on this day with a special greeting: “Christ is Risen,” and they answer: “Truly He is Risen.”

For a week all these celebrations were preceded Palm Sunday. In Russia on this day it is already real spring and the first branches of willow are blooming, which in Rus' have always been considered healing, endowed with special powers.

Since Maundy Thursday everyone is preparing for the holiday...

They clean the house, bake Easter cakes, and paint eggs. On Maundy Thursday, it is customary to get up before sunrise and take a bath - symbolically to cleanse yourself of sins and vanity.

Easter comes along with the spring revival of nature, so flowers have always been an important attribute of this holiday. Flowers At Easter they were always used to decorate churches and homes, and were given to loved ones.

In Rus', the house was traditionally decorated for Easter Easter wreaths, and icons - garlands from green branches and fresh flowers. Garlands were woven from spruce branches, and then flowers in cones with water were inserted into them.

Easter eggs served as a talisman. They were blown, painted and hung over babies' beds.

The festive Easter table is beautiful and joyful. Starting from Maundy Thursday, they prepared for the festive table, painted and painted eggs.

Eggs You can paint with onion skins, you can use dyes, you can paint the eggs with a thin brush, or stick beautiful stickers on the painted eggs.

The main decoration of the table is, of course, Easter cakes and Easter.

As a rule, many relatives and friends gather for the Easter table. Try to cook for everyone: a beautiful egg and a small Easter cake.

For Easter, each family collected and painted 100-200 eggs. They were distributed to children and guests, and competitions were held among themselves to see whose egg was stronger.

People were not literate, they didn’t know how to write - so they drew. Did not have greeting cards, it was difficult to obtain paper. Everyone had chickens - there were a lot of eggs.

In ancient Russian customs, even before the baptism of Rus', there were two types of eggs that were painted: Krashenki and Pysanki.

The difference is that for Krashenok used boiled eggs, and for Pysanok definitely raw.

We invite you to learn this ancient, ritual craft and use it for your benefit - for yourself, for your family, for your friends and loved ones.

So, now we will divide into 3 groups to do Easter chores, and then we will meet for Easter joys.

My assistants go with me to the home economics room

The singers go with T.V. to the music room

Well, a group of artists remains with T.V. Here

We also invite guests to visit our practice based on their interests.

So we got ready for Easter: we baked Easter cakes and painted eggs.

Do you know that the most famous Easter eggs in the whole world were made by Russian jeweler Carl Faberge.

Emperor Alexander III gave the first egg to his wife and mother.

A total of 54 were made.

Gold, silver, colored gold, gilded bronze, gilded silver, and precious stones were used in production.

Often the eggs had surprises related to the story.

During the 40 days of Easter, children “volochniks” walked around the courtyards singing special volochnye songs. They were given eggs, Easter cakes and all the most delicious things.

Bells

Lesson summary

“Christification” with Easter eggs.

Easter evening right on churchyard folk festivities begin. In Russia, folk festivals with round dances, games, swings lasted in different areas from one day to two or three weeks and were called Krasnaya Gorka.

This year we celebrate Easter until May 30, but the most important thing on Easter days is to spread kindness, participation, love...

We wish you good health, peace of mind, material wealth. Peace and happiness to all of you, your family and friends.

We invite everyone to take a photo as a good memory.

The legend "The first red egg"
(The production is based on materials from the play
prot. Igor Lepeshinsky "The first red egg").

Rome. Palace of Emperor Tiberius.
On the stage there is a high-backed chair depicting the imperial throne, covered with a cover of shiny material.
The boy emperor sits on the throne, dressed in a bright tunic and cape, with a wreath of laurel leaves on his head. Behind him is a servant with a fan. A little ahead are two guards with spears in their hands.

1st guard
Tiberius the Emperor, there is an overseas merchant.

Tiberius
Let him in!

A merchant enters holding a precious necklace in his hands.

Merchant
Great Emperor and Lord,
Accept this necklace as a gift,
From pearls, rubies and sapphires.

Tiberius
I will accept your gift. Go.

The merchant bows and leaves.

2nd guard
Ambassador of the Egyptian country...

Tiberius
Let me in!

The ambassador enters with a tray of gold.

Egyptian Ambassador
Great King Tiberius! As a gift from us
Take this gold in abundance,
Let gold strengthen your power,
And will strengthen the power of the state.

Tiberius
A worthy gift!

The ambassador bowed and left.

1st guard
Ruler, Sicilian nobleman...

Tiberius
Let him in!

A nobleman enters, holding a huge precious stone.

Nobleman
Tiberius!
I brought you a diamond from Sicily,
Of enormous value and very rare properties,
He is worthy to shine in the royal crown.

Tiberius
And I will accept this gift. Go in peace.

The nobleman bows and leaves.
Mary Magdalene appears.

Tiberius
Who else is there?

1st guard
We'll find out now.
(Addressing Mary Magdalene)
Oh woman, who are you?
Do you know that everyone comes to the emperor with gifts?
What kind of precious stones or fabrics
Are you bringing this to our ruler?
Or maybe some kind of treat?

Maria
Maria I am from the city of Magdala,
I used to often visit the palace...
Today I come with important news!
Once upon a time I was rich too
And she brought valuable gifts,
Today I am rich only in faith
In the Savior and Lord Christ.
What can I give today?
Here is a gift - an egg, a symbol of life, -
Christ is risen!

Maria shows the guards the egg. You can give the girl a wooden egg, one half of which is painted white and the other half red.
Showing it to the guard, the girl holds the egg with the white side facing out and the red side towards her palm.

2nd guard
Well, your gift is small,
But if the message is important, go ahead!

The guards let her through.

Tiberius
Mary Magdalene! What do you want?

Maria approaches the emperor and addresses him, holding out an egg.

Maria
Tiberius, Emperor!
I came to tell you about the miracle of the Resurrection!
Our God - Jesus Christ has risen!
He delivered the whole world from the slavery of death!
Christ is risen!!!

Tiberius (surprised)
How can anyone be resurrected?
This is incredible, impossible.
Then as soon as I believe on Sunday,
When the testicle turns red.

Maria quietly turns the egg in her palm with the red side facing out.

Servant
Oh Emperor, look quickly
The testicle turns pink, no, darkens,
Oh miracle!
It turned bright red!

Tiberius picks it up and shows everyone the red egg.

Tiberius
Truly Jesus Christ has risen!
(Addressing the audience) Christ is risen!

Spectators
Truly risen!

Maria (Addressing the audience)
Christ is risen!

Spectators
Truly risen!

Historical characters leave the stage.

On stage are Angels and children: Vanya, Grisha, Nastya and Katya.

First Angel
This is where the custom of giving red eggs for Easter comes from!

Kate
This is how the first Easter egg was given...

Children role-play the poem “Miracle” by T. Shorygina.

Nastya
The valley melted in the dawn haze,
The Cross was golden under the clouds.
Mary Magdalene came to the king,
The news has arrived: Jesus Christ has risen!

Vania
"No, woman, I won't believe you,
There is a limit to fantasy and fiction!” –
The thought illuminated the imperious face, -
"How can I not believe that a white egg
You brought me as a gift,
Suddenly it turns scarlet, it breaks out like a fire."

Kate
The king fell silent. But with these words
The radiance spread over our heads,
Breathing became tight and slow,
It seemed like there was music somewhere...
Warm rays touched the eggs,
It lit up in the rays, trembled,
And, like the blood of Christ, it became scarlet!

Grisha
What a pity that we live in the wrong times... That we, like Mary Magdalene, cannot walk the earth and bring people the news of the Resurrection of Christ...

First Angel
Don't regret it. After all, at all times loving heart can bring Easter joy to the world!

Children read K. Fofanov's poem "He is here - Christ."

Nastya
Don't say that days are gone
Lighter and cleaner because
What is Christ's holy works?
Created - and saw for the first time
There is His Life-Giver.

Kate
Don't be sorry you're late
We are heading towards the days of persecution and miracles,
That the torment of Christ was not eased,
And what is in the misunderstood sadness
The Savior was crucified and resurrected.

Grisha
He is here - Christ! It's between us:
He has a kind heart and good eyes.
When with truthful lips
You are convinced by your tears
About eternal truth in heaven.

Vania
He is here - in the crowd, ready for Him
Come and beg for love;
He just took off the crown of thorns
And promises a new life
Holy faith again and again.

The choir sings the song "We Without You"
(lyrics and music by V. Shishkarev)..

We are without you
We are without You
Like a field without rain
Like a house without heat,
Like a night without dawn.
We are without You
Like a bird without a wing
Someone screamed somewhere in the distance.

Chorus:
Our Savior
You opened up pasture for us,
You let us in the door
He greeted us by name.
Our Savior
You united us -
Here we are all - Your children,
We are all Your children.

So is my homeland without you,
Like a house without heat,
Like a night without dawn
You are the only beacon for her,
Like this dot of light.

Child reader
And the holiday of Christmas,
And the holiday of Sunday
Joined in a circle
Divine hand.
People come into the world
And they pray for salvation -
And they receive the gift of hope and peace.

Savior! - He revealed
Both the Image and the Testaments.
He clearly indicated
Of all the ways - one.
Rejoice, strive
To the unfading Light,
Live - oh man! –
Like a grateful son.

Drive away from your heart
Wrong doubts
Find it in your soul
Hidden words!
And bow to Christ
On Holy Sunday,
And lift up your heart
Christmas prayer.
T. Shorokhova

The choir sings the song “God is alive!”
(lyrics by K. Balmont, music by L. Ershova).
Beautiful slides illustrating the words of the song are projected onto the screen.

God is alive
God is alive, alive everywhere:
The sky is wide blue,
In the sun, in the month, in the star,
In flowing water.

God is alive, alive everywhere:
The sky is wide blue,
In the piling whales,
In barely visible colors.

God is alive, alive everywhere:
The sky is wide blue,
In the web in the wind,
In the willow branches in the morning.

God is alive, alive everywhere!

As the next two poems are read, a series of slides selected for them are projected onto the screen.

Child reader
Easter bell, call, knock
In the hearts of the tormented people,
Worry so that it resurrects everywhere
Holy Rus', holy life.
Prophecy, Easter chime,
The souls of the people's revival,
Christ is Risen! In Him is salvation.
He is the King and the Savior - He.

Alarm the deaf, alarm the blind,
Herald of the Living Lord!
Here on earth He is helped
Abide, overcoming lies.

Your speech, your tongue is holy
Easter heavenly music
Let him glorify Sunday day -
Sunday is the day of the native land.
T. Shorokhova

Child reader
The booming sounds of bells
Fly away into the firmament of heaven
For the meadows, for the free steppes,
For the dense dark forest.

A billion sounds of joy
A singing wave is pouring...
All the wonderful, sweet moments
The Easter night is full.

In them, in those sounds, there is a moment of forgiveness,
Vanity malice is over.
Boundless humility
And love's golden crown.

They contain endless prayers,
Wonderful words of hymns.
They contain eternal sadness and tears
Washed away by the blood of the Divine.

There is a mysterious delight in them
And the holy delight of heaven,
In them the Immortal and the Only
God has truly risen!
L. Charskaya

Everyone sings the song “Easter” together (lyrics by E. Kotlyar, music by L. Ershova).

The artists are given Easter gifts: books and candies.
Viewers are given cardboard Easter eggs with wise teachings.

Holy Equal to the Apostles
MARY MAGDALENE

Mary Magdalene is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, one of the myrrh-bearing women from whom the Lord cast out seven demons and who, after healing, followed Christ everywhere, was present at the Crucifixion and witnessed his posthumous appearance. According to legend, some time after the Crucifixion, Magdalene went to Ephesus with the Virgin Mary to John the Theologian and helped him in his labors.

Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene was born in the city of Magdala, near Capernaum, on the shores of Lake Gennesaret, in Galilee, not far from the place where John the Baptist baptized. The remains of the ancient city have survived to this day. Now in its place stands only the small village of Medjdel. From the name of the city, Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary received her nickname Magdalene, to distinguish her from other pious women mentioned in the Gospel with the name Mary.

Mary Magdalene was a true Galilean. And a Galilean, a Galilean woman means a lot in preaching and establishing Christianity.

Christ the Savior Himself was called a Galilean, since He grew up and lived from infancy and then preached a lot in Galilee. All the first-called Apostles of Christ were Galileans, with the exception of only Judas Iscariot, the traitor who was not a Galilean. The majority of those who believed in the Lord immediately after His Resurrection consisted of Galileans. Therefore, in the beginning, all the followers of Christ the Savior were called “Galileans,” since the Galileans perceived and spread the teachings of Christ more zealously than other Jews. The Galileans also differed greatly and sharply from the Jews of other regions of Palestine, just as the nature of Galilee was contrastingly different from southern Palestine.

In Galilee the nature was cheerful and the population lively and simple; in southern Palestine there is a barren desert and a people who do not want to recognize anything other than the letter and form of the rules. The inhabitants of Galilee readily accepted the ideas of the spirit of the law; Among the Jews of Jerusalem, one routine appearance dominated. Galilee became the birthplace and cradle of Christianity; Judea was withered by narrow Pharisaism and short-sighted Sadducees. However, the Galileans did not start scientific schools, and therefore the proud scribes and Pharisees of the Jews called the Galileans ignorant and fools; For the unclear, indistinct distinction and pronunciation of certain Hebrew guttural letters by the Galileans, the Jewish rabbis did not allow them to read prayers aloud on behalf of the congregation and ridiculed them. The Galileans were ardent, sympathetic, impetuous, grateful, honest, brave - they were enthusiastically religious, loved to listen to teachings about faith and about God - they were frank, hardworking, poetic and loved Greek wisdom education. And Mary Magdalene showed in her life many wonderful qualities of her Galilean relatives, the first and most zealous Christians.

We know nothing about the first period of the life of Saint Mary Magdalene until her healing from seven demons by Jesus Christ (Luke 8:2). The cause and circumstances of this misfortune of hers are unknown.

According to the Fathers Orthodox Church, the “seven demons” of Saint Mary Magdalene are only God’s allowance of her suffering from demonic spells, which did not even arise from the sins of her parents or her own. But in this example, He showed for all others the miracle of the healing of Mary Magdalene as an act of the power and mercy of God performed through His Messiah. And she herself, without these deep sufferings and healing from them, might not have experienced such a high feeling of love and gratitude to Christ and would have remained among many who sympathize with Him, marveling at His miracles or semi-formally professing faith, but without burning, without complete self-sacrifice.

From then on, the soul of Mary Magdalene was inflamed with the most grateful and devoted love for her Savior Christ, and she forever joined her Savior and followed Him everywhere. The Gospel tells that Mary Magdalene followed the Lord when He and the apostles passed through the cities and villages of Judea and Galilee preaching the Kingdom of God. Together with pious women - Joanna, the wife of Chuza (Herod's steward), Susanna and others, she served Him from their estates (Luke 8:1-3) and, undoubtedly, shared evangelistic works with the apostles, especially among women. Obviously, the Evangelist Luke means her, along with other women, when he says that at the moment of Christ’s procession to Golgotha, when, after the scourging, He carried a heavy Cross on Himself, exhausted under its weight, the women followed Him, crying and sobbing, and He consoled their. The Gospel tells that Mary Magdalene was also on Calvary at the time of the Lord’s crucifixion. When all the Savior’s disciples fled, she fearlessly remained at the Cross along with the Mother of God and the Apostle John.

The evangelists also list among those who stood at the Cross the mother of the Apostle James the Less, and Salome, and other women who followed the Lord from Galilee itself, but everyone names Mary Magdalene first, and the Apostle John, besides the Mother of God, mentions only her and Mary of Cleopas. This indicates how much she stood out from among all the women surrounding the Savior.

She was faithful to Him not only in the days of His glory, but also at the time of His extreme humiliation and reproach. She, as the Evangelist Matthew narrates, was also present at the burial of the Lord. Before her eyes, Joseph and Nicodemus carried His lifeless body into the tomb. Before her eyes, they blocked the entrance to the cave with a large stone, where the Sun of Life had set...

Faithful to the law in which she was brought up, Mary, together with the other women, remained at rest the entire next day, for the day of that Saturday was great, coinciding with the Easter holiday that year. But still, before the onset of the day of rest, the women managed to stock up on aromas so that on the first day of the week they could come at dawn to the grave of the Lord and Teacher and, according to the custom of the Jews, anoint His body with funeral aromas.

Evangelist Matthew writes that the women came to the tomb at dawn or, as Evangelist Mark puts it, very early, at sunrise; Evangelist John, as if complementing them, says that Mary came to the tomb so early that it was still dark. Apparently, she was looking forward to the end of the night, but without waiting for dawn, when darkness still reigned all around, she ran to where the body of the Lord lay and saw the stone rolled away from the cave.

In fear, she hurried to where the closest apostles of Christ lived - Peter and John. Hearing the strange news that the Lord was taken away from the tomb, both Apostles ran to the tomb and, seeing the shrouds and the folded cloth, were amazed. The apostles left and did not say anything to anyone, and Mary stood near the entrance to a dark cave and cried. Here, in this dark coffin, her Lord lay lifeless just recently. Wanting to make sure that the coffin was really empty, she approached it - and then a strong light suddenly shone around her. She saw two Angels in white robes, sitting one at the head and the other at the feet where the body of Jesus was laid.

Hearing the question: “Woman, why are you crying?” - she answered with the same words that she had just spoken to the Apostles: “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they laid Him.” Having said this, she turned around, and at that moment she saw the Risen Jesus standing near the tomb, but did not recognize Him. Apparently, her soul was too heavy, and tears covered her eyes like a veil, and He Himself did not immediately reveal Himself to her, as well as to the apostles who met Him on the way to Emmaus.

He asked Mary: “Woman, why are you crying, Who are you looking for?” She, thinking that she saw the gardener, answered: “Sir, if you brought Him out, tell me where you laid Him, and I will take Him.” Mary Magdalene does not even mention His name - she is so convinced that everyone knows Him, everyone should be as convinced as she is that He is God, and it is impossible not to know Him. This absolute, childlike, selfless faith in the Lord, complete and selfless love for Him does not allow her to think how she, who is not physically very strong, can carry His Body, although exhausted by the labors of earthly life, alone. And only when He calls her by name, she recognizes her Teacher in Him, and with this name on her lips she falls prostrate before Him, and He tells her not to touch Him, for he has not yet ascended to the Father, teaching her reverence for in relation to those Divine changes that occurred to him after His wondrous Resurrection.

Mary Magdalene and the risen Jesus Christ

But it is she who He trusts to bring His disciples the news of His ascension to His Father and, having uttered these words, becomes invisible, and the joyful Mary Magdalene runs to the apostles with the joyful news: “I have seen the Lord!” This was the world's first sermon on the Resurrection.

The Apostles were supposed to preach the gospel to the world, and she preached the gospel to the Apostles themselves. That is why Saint Mary Magdalene is canonized as a saint equal to the apostles.

Saint Gregory the Theologian finds a wonderful allusion in this: in Old Testament from the serpent the wife took a tempting drink of death - juice in forbidden fruit- and gave it to the first person. The wife heard the Good News in the New Testament and announced it. Whose hand deprived humanity of Eternity, the same - through the centuries - brought him the cup of Life.
The legends about the further life of Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, are diverse. She accompanied the Mother of God and the apostles in their apostolic service on earthly ways. It is known that the tradition of exchanging painted eggs at Easter also came from a historical event associated with the stay of St. Mary Magdalene in Rome at the court of Emperor Tiberius, when she presented him with a red egg with the same words: “Christ is Risen!” and told in simple, heartfelt language about the entire history of the Lord’s earthly life, about the unjust trial of Him, about the terrible hours of the Crucifixion and the sign that happened at the same time, testifying then to His miraculous Resurrection and Ascension to the Father.

It was such a sincere sermon, imbued with love for the Lord, that Tiberius himself believed and almost ranked Christ among the host of Roman gods (!!!), which, naturally, the Senate opposed. Then the emperor issued a decree prohibiting insulting Christians and their faith, which greatly contributed to the further spread of Christianity - and this is also due to the merits of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene before the Lord.

Thanks to Mary Magdalene, the custom of giving each other Easter eggs on Easter Day Christ's Resurrection spread among Christians all over the world. In one ancient handwritten Greek charter, written on parchment, stored in the library of the monastery of St. Anastasia near Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki), there is a prayer read on the day of Holy Easter for the consecration of eggs and cheese, which indicates that the abbot, distributing the consecrated eggs, says to the brethren : “So we accepted from the holy fathers, who preserved this custom from the very times of the apostles, for the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene was the first to show the believers an example of this joyful sacrifice.”

At first, Easter eggs were painted red, but over time the decorations became richer and brighter, and now Easter eggs have become not only part of the Easter meal that we prepare for consecration on Maundy Thursday, but also an object of creativity - from folk wooden paints to the masterpieces of the most noble jewelers, for example, Faberge.

Mary Magdalene continued her evangelism in Italy and in the city of Rome itself. From Rome Saint Mary Magdalene is already in old age moved to Ephesus, where the holy Apostle John worked tirelessly, who, from her words, wrote the 20th chapter of his Gospel. The saint ended there earthly life and was buried.

In the 11th century, under Emperor Leo the Philosopher (886 - 912), the incorruptible relics of Saint Mary Magdalene were transferred from Ephesus to Constantinople. It is believed that during the Crusades they were transported to Rome, where they rested in the temple in the name of St. John Lateran. Later this temple was consecrated in the name of St. Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles. Part of her relics is located in France, in Provage, near Marseille. Parts of the relics of Mary Magdalene are kept in various monasteries of Holy Mount Athos and in Jerusalem, where in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives there is a wonderfully beautiful monastery of St. Mary Magdalene.

View of the Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem

The main church of the monastery of St. Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem

Its main building is the church, built in her honor by the Russian Emperor Alexander III on the advice of Archimandrite John Kapustin. In 1934, a women's Orthodox monastery arose around the church, founded by two converts Orthodox faith Englishwomen - nun Mary (in the world - Barbara Robinson) and Martha (in the world - Alice Sprott).

Troparion, tone 1:
For Christ's sake, who was born of the Virgin, the honorable Magdalene Mary followed you, preserving the justifications and laws: and today we celebrate your all-holy memory, the resolution of sins through your prayers is acceptable.

Kontakion, tone 3:
The glorious one stood at the cross of Spasov with many others, and the Mother of the Lord was compassionate, and shedding tears, offering this in praise, saying: that this is a strange miracle; support all creation to suffer as it pleases: glory to Thy power.

Prayer to Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles:
O holy myrrh-bearer and all-praised equal-to-the-apostles disciple of Christ, Mary Magdalene! To you, as the most faithful and powerful intercessor for us, sinners and unworthy God, we now earnestly resort to you and pray in contrition of our hearts. In your life you have experienced the terrible machinations of demons, but by the grace of Christ you have clearly freed them, and through your prayers you have delivered us from the snare of demons, so that in all our life we may faithfully serve the only Holy Master God in our deeds, words, thoughts and secret thoughts of our hearts, as they were promised to Him. You loved the sweetest Lord Jesus more than all earthly blessings, and you followed Him well through all your life, with His Divine teachings and grace not only nourishing your soul, but also bringing many people from pagan darkness to Christ’s wonderful light; then, knowingly, we ask you: ask us from Christ God for the grace that enlightens and sanctifies, so that we, overshadowed by it, may succeed in faith and piety, in the labors of love and self-sacrifice, so that those who earnestly strive to serve our neighbors in their spiritual and physical needs, remembering the example of your love for mankind. You, holy Mary, have lived your life on earth cheerfully by the grace of God and have peacefully departed to the heavenly abode, pray to Christ the Savior, that through your prayers He will grant us the power to complete our journey without stumbling in this vale of weeping and to end our life in peace and repentance, so that Having lived in holiness on earth, we will be granted eternal blissful life in Heaven, and there with you and all the saints together we will praise the Indivisible Trinity, we will glorify the One Divinity, the Father and the Son and the All-Holy Spirit, forever and ever. A min.

(The production is based on materials from the play
prot. Igor Lepeshinsky “The First Red Egg”).
Potapovskaya O. M.

Characters
Children: Vanya, Grisha, Katya, Nastya
Two angels
Mary Magdalene
Emperor Tiberius
Two guards
Two servants
Overseas merchant
Egyptian Ambassador
Sicilian nobleman
Reading children

The holiday is traditionally opened by the school principal.
Then the word is passed on to the priest invited to the holiday, who welcomes the guests and congratulates everyone on the Resurrection of Christ!

1st child reader
Christ is risen! Again at dawn
The shadow of the long night is thinning,
Again lit above the ground
A new day for a new life.

The thickets of the forest are still turning black;
Still in its damp shadow,
Like mirrors stand lakes
And breathe the freshness of the night;

Still in the blue valleys
The fogs are floating... But look:
Already burning on mountain ice floes
Radiant lights of dawn!

They are still shining on high,
Unattainable like a dream
Where the voices of the earth fall silent
And beauty is immaculate.

But, getting closer every hour,
Because of the reddening peaks,
They will sparkle, flaring up,
And into the darkness of the forests, and into the depths of the valleys.

They will rise in the desired beauty
And they will announce from the heights of heaven,
That the promised day has come,
That God has truly risen!
I. Bunin

The reading of poems is accompanied by a display of beautiful slides with spring nature and Easter scenes.

2nd child reader
Christ is risen! Starlings sing
And, awakening, the steppes rejoice.
In the snow, murmuring streams run
And with a ringing laugh they quickly tear
Chained in winter.
The dark forest is still thoughtful,
Not believing the happiness of waking up.
Wake up! Sing the song of Sunday -
Christ is risen!

Christ is risen! In love's rays
The gloomy cold of sorrow will disappear,
Let joy reign in our hearts
Both those who are old and those who are young!
Covenant of the blissful Heavens
The song of Sunday sounds to us,
Love and happiness and forgiveness, -
Christ is risen!
V. Ladyzhensky

3rd child reader
Larks hover under the sun,
They sing: Christ is risen!
All over the robin bushes
They sing: Christ is risen!
There are swallows in all the windows
They shout: Christ is risen!
All the girls and boys
They sing: Christ is risen!
And in response all the adults
They sing: Christ is risen!
A. Maikov

4th child reader
How easy it is for my soul!
My heart is full of tenderness!
All the worries and doubts
We've flown far away!
Peace fills my soul,
Joy shines in the eyes,
And it's like in heaven
The sun is shining brighter!..
People are brothers! Arrived
Great day, day of salvation!
Bright holiday of Sunday
God of righteousness, God of might!..
Away from us, enmity and malice!
Let's forget everything! We'll forgive you everything!
Let us honor with reconciliation
Today he has risen from the grave!
He was not angry, he did not take revenge -
But with fatherly love,
All-honorable with His blood
He washed us the unworthy...
He is risen! Abode of Paradise
Reopened to people...
But there is only one way to get there:
Life is sinless, holy!
N. Bazhanov

The choir sings the song “Christ is Risen!”
(lyrics by I. Yazykova, music by L. Ershova).

Christ is risen!
A miracle above all miracles:
Christ is risen!
There is no death, and fear has disappeared,
Christ is risen!
Choirs of angels from heaven
Glorifying God's Cross:

He is not among the dead.
Christ is risen!
A light has shone over the world.
Christ is risen!
You see, His tomb is empty,
Jesus Christ is alive!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!

The Lord saved us from death.
Christ is risen!
The Kingdom of God is among us.
Christ is risen!
Rejoice and praise -
Today Love reigns.
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!

The scene begins. The first boy, Vanya, runs onto the stage.

Vania
Grisha, Nastya, Katya, go play!
Let's roll Easter eggs!

Grisha, Nastya and Katya come out joyfully and greet each other.

One of the children
Christ is Risen!

Other
Truly risen!

The children are holding gifts they received for Easter.

Grisha
Look how many different eggs they gave me for the holiday. These wooden, painted ones are grandma. And this crystal is mom! If you look through this egg into the light, everything glows like the sun!..

Nastya
And they gave me this huge Easter egg!

Kate
And my grandmother gave me old Easter cards. Would you like to see?

Nastya
Of course we want!

Katya (showing postcards)
You see, each postcard has its own inscription...

Slides are projected onto the screen - reproductions of Elizaveta Boehm's Easter cards, Katya reads the inscriptions on the cards.

We'll work on weekdays and go out on holidays.
Christ is risen!
Christ's Sunday is for everyone to have fun.
Christ is risen, Christ is risen! Angels from heaven rejoice!

Nastya
Grisha, you know everything, tell me why eggs are drawn on almost all Easter cards? And in general, why do they paint eggs before Easter and then give them to each other as Easter gifts?

Grisha
I don't know for sure, it's just the way it is.

Kate
Nothing just happens! Someone should know the answer to this question?!

Vania
Surely the Angels from your Easter card know this answer. But the painted Angels cannot speak.

Two Angels emerge from behind different scenes, looking like the Angels from an old Easter card.

First Angel
There are so many miracles that happen during the holiday... Even Angels can come out of an Easter card and talk to people.

The choir sings "Song of Angels"
(lyrics by Katya Pasternak, music by Yu. Pasternak).

Song about angels
Angels live in the high sky,
They sing glory to God Almighty,
People's prayers are raised to heaven,
Sweet dreams of children.

Chorus:
My Lord, open your heart,
Let me hear the choir of angels!
My Lord, open your heart,
I know, You are the living God!

God sends angels from heaven
To proclaim God's miracles.
They bring faith and joy,
Messengers of God's love.

Vanya (with delight and surprise)
Wow!!!

First Angel
Happy holiday to you! Happy Resurrection of Christ! Christ is Risen!

Children (in chorus)
Truly risen!

First Angel
The sky is getting bluer,
The dawn is getting more and more fiery, and now
The world froze in amazement:
He has risen, risen from the grave,
Who created all creation!

Second Angel
Christ is Risen! Death's power
It was forever interrupted for everyone,
Opening the way to heaven.
And lit up with a bright flame
For everyone there is hope of heaven.
After all, for this reason I suffered
Christ's grievous suffering.
monk Lazar

First Angel
Since ancient times, the egg has been considered a symbol of life. After all, a living chick can hatch from an apparently lifeless egg that looks like a pebble.

Grisha
Of course, for this, the egg does not need to be taken from the mother hen, who will hatch it, warming it with her warmth.

Second Angel
You are right, while the bird is hatching the egg, the miracle of the birth of life occurs in it.

Vania
But glass, porcelain and chocolate eggs, although they are beautiful, cannot hatch into a real chicken...

First Angel
And anyway, such testicles are also usually given as gifts Easter days, as a symbol of a real egg - a sign of future life and resurrection.

Second Angel
Would you like, children, we will tell you how with the words “Christ is Risen!” Was the first red Easter egg given?

Children (vying with each other)
Tell us!
Tell me, please!

First Angel
But before that, let us remember the story of the Resurrection of Christ itself.

The text of the Gospel narrative should be divided between two Angels.

While reading the Gospel, you can project the slides “The Descent from the Cross”, “The Resurrection of Christ”, “The Myrrh-Bearing Women at the Tomb” onto the screen.

"After the Sabbath had passed,
at dawn on the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene and another Mary came
see the coffin -
(the cave in which they laid the Savior taken down from the Cross).
And then there was a great earthquake:
for the Angel of the Lord, who came down from heaven,
Having started, he rolled away the stone from the door of the tomb
and sat on it;
His appearance was like lightning
and his clothes were as white as snow.
Frightened by him, those who guarded
(guards stationed at the entrance to the cave)
They trembled and became as if they were dead.
The angel, speaking to the women,
said: Do not be afraid, for I know
that you are looking for Jesus Crucified;
He is not here: He has risen, as He said;
come and see the place,
where the Lord lay
And go quickly and tell His disciples,
that He rose from the dead
and precedes you to Galilee:
there you will see Him; here I told you.
And hastily came out of the tomb,
they are with fear and great joy
They ran to tell His disciples.”
(Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28. 1-8)

The choir performs the song “Zion Sleeps”
(lyrics by M. Elenev, chant of the Pyukhtitsa Monastery).

Zion sleeps
Zion sleeps and anger slumbers,
The King of kings sleeps in the tomb.
Behind the seal of the tomb door,
There are guards at the doors everywhere.

The darkness of the night embraces the garden,
The formidable guard does not sleep
Her sensitive hearing does not sleep,
She looks keenly into the distance.

The night has passed. To the tomb of the Messiah,
With aromas in hand,
The sad Marys walked;
Worry in their features.

And anxiety saddens them:
Who with a mighty hand
A heavy stone will be rolled away for them
From the grave cave?

And they both look in wonder:
The stone is moved, the coffin is open
And, like a dead woman, at the grave
The formidable guard lies.

And in a tomb full of light,
Someone wonderful, unearthly,
Dressed in white vestments,
He sat down on the grave stone.

Shine brighter than lightning
The shine of the heavenly face!
In fear of the harbinger of uprising, -
And their hearts tremble!

- Why are you timid, confused? –
The holy stranger told them,
With the message of peace and salvation
Come home.

I am heaven sent
I brought wonderful news:
There is no living with the dead,
The coffin is already empty. Christ is risen!

And the wives hurry from there,
And with delight their lips
Preach to Zion
Resurrection of Christ!

Angels read P. Solovyova’s poem “Myrrh-Bearing Women.”

First angel
Fog and dawn over the half-asleep land.
Three women walked along the slopes.
And a fragrant jug with amber oil
They carried it to the Holy Sepulcher.

A smile brightens the harsh distances,
Prickly grass in the dew,
And the lights of heaven sparkled on earth
In a bending river strip.

You went first and whispered prayers.
In your soul there is fear and a dream.
The dawn flared up, the dawn promised:
“Today you will see Christ.”

Second Angel
“Through dewy tears, in the mists of dawn I
I foresee a day of bright miracles.”
You are walking along the flinty path, Maria,
Prickly grass and naked rocks
They woke up and whispered: “He is risen!”

Mary Magdalene appears on the stage.

Mary Magdalene
I was the first to know that Christ
Risen from the dead.
Early in the morning
I went to anoint His body with myrrh,
But the stone that blocked the path to the cave
Was rolled away by an unknown hand,
And the tomb was empty, only the shrouds lay -
His funeral clothes,
When I stood in bewilderment,
Suddenly a wonderful light illuminated the entire cave,
An Angel of God appeared before me...
And he proclaimed...

First Angel
- There is no living thing with the dead,
Don't look for Christ here -
He is risen!

Mary Magdalene
Then the Teacher stayed with us for forty days
And, ascending to the Father in heaven,
He sent us to preach.
And I, like all the disciples of Christ,
I walk around the world from country to country,
Preaching the gospel of the risen Christ,
I proclaim the Gospel to the world.

Second Angel
So to the glorious city of Rome one day
Maria came to the emperor...
There were guards at the entrance to the palace,
And noble guests with rich gifts
They hurried to the emperor's chambers.

The angels are leaving. Decorations appear on the stage.
Historical characters come out.

1st guard
Tiberius the Emperor, there is an overseas merchant.

Tiberius
Let him in!

A merchant enters holding a precious necklace in his hands.

Merchant
Great Emperor and Lord,
Accept this necklace as a gift,
From pearls, rubies and sapphires.

Tiberius
I will accept your gift. Go.

The merchant bows and leaves.

2nd guard
Ambassador of the Egyptian country...

Tiberius
Let me in!

The ambassador enters with a tray of gold.

Egyptian Ambassador
Great King Tiberius! As a gift from us
Take this gold in abundance,
Let gold strengthen your power,
And will strengthen the power of the state.

Tiberius
A worthy gift!

The ambassador bowed and left.

1st guard
Ruler, Sicilian nobleman...

Tiberius
Let him in!

A nobleman enters, holding a huge precious stone.

Nobleman
Tiberius!
I brought you a diamond from Sicily,
Of enormous value and very rare properties,
He is worthy to shine in the royal crown.

Tiberius
And I will accept this gift. Go in peace.

The nobleman bows and leaves.
Mary Magdalene appears.

Tiberius
Who else is there?

2nd guard
Well, your gift is small,
But if the message is important, go ahead!

The guards let her through.

Tiberius
Mary Magdalene! What do you want?

Maria approaches the emperor and addresses him, holding out an egg.

Maria
Tiberius, Emperor!
I came to tell you about the miracle of the Resurrection!
Our God - Jesus Christ has risen!
He delivered the whole world from the slavery of death!
Christ is risen!!!

Tiberius (surprised)
How can anyone be resurrected?
This is incredible, impossible.
Then as soon as I believe on Sunday,
When the testicle turns red.

Maria quietly turns the egg in her palm with the red side facing out.

Servant
Oh Emperor, look quickly
The testicle turns pink, no, darkens,
Oh miracle!
It turned bright red!

Tiberius picks it up and shows everyone the red egg.

Tiberius
Truly Jesus Christ has risen!
(Addressing the audience) Christ has risen!

Spectators
Truly risen!

Maria (Addressing the audience)
Christ is risen!

Spectators
Truly risen!

Historical characters leave the stage.

On stage are Angels and children: Vanya, Grisha, Nastya and Katya.

First Angel
This is where the custom of giving red eggs for Easter comes from!

Kate
This is how the first Easter egg was given...

Children role-play the poem “Miracle” by T. Shorygina.

Nastya
The valley melted in the dawn haze,
The Cross was golden under the clouds.
Mary Magdalene came to the king,
The news has arrived: Jesus Christ has risen!

Vania
“No, woman, I won’t believe you,
There is a limit to fantasy and fiction!” –
The thought illuminated the imperious face, -
“How can I not believe that a white egg
You brought me as a gift,
Suddenly it turns scarlet, it breaks out like a fire.”

Grisha
What a pity that we live in the wrong times... That we, like Mary Magdalene, cannot walk the earth and bring people the news of the Resurrection of Christ...

First Angel
Don't regret it. After all, at all times, a loving heart can bring Easter joy to the world!

Children read K. Fofanov’s poem “He is here - Christ.”

Nastya
Don't say that days are gone
Lighter and cleaner because
What is Christ's holy works?
Created - and saw for the first time
There is His Life-Giver.

Grisha
He is here - Christ! It's between us:
He has a kind heart and good eyes.
When with truthful lips
You are convinced by your tears
About eternal truth in heaven.

Vania
He is here - in the crowd, ready for Him
Come and beg for love;
He just took off the crown of thorns
And promises a new life
Holy faith again and again.

The choir performs the song “We are without You”
(lyrics and music by V. Shishkarev)..