"Underwarming the State Lada": in the Russian Federation they want to plant for the celebration of Ivan Kupala

" This was stated by Archpriest Vitaliy Rybakov, a priest of the temple of the icon of the Mother of God "Zako -Secret" from the Ryazan region, writes Roszma "Paragraph". In his opinion, the rituals of the so -called Ivan Kupala Day should be prohibited in Russia, and the persons who promote this holiday should be judged by the article on the creation of the sect. "Ivan Kupala's holiday has nothing to do with the roots of Russian statehood. It would be reasonable to ban it.

It is worthwhile to be treated legislatively. It is necessary to be held accountable for those who promote it," - said the priest of the Moscow Patriarchate. And cited as an example of the founder of the "Church of the Last Testament" Sergei Torop, who was planted for 12 years for the creation of a sect. The priest believes that the Russians also do, when they jump through the campfire, wreaths river and wash in the morning dew.

According to the priest, the famous "traditions" of the holidays of Ivan Kupala have no historical grounds and have never been approved in Orthodox society. Rybakov stated that they needed to be held accountable for those who "promote" Ivan Kupala. "It is also necessary to pay attention to executives in the region who look through the fingers and allow this influence on the younger generation, children.

It is necessary to protect society from such aggressive actions by neo -pagan," - said the ROC member. We will remind, the holiday of Ivan Kupala is usually timed to the day of the summer solstice. Although his Orthodox Church condemned and criticized, he was continued to celebrate in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Historians believe that human casualties were earlier that day, which then began to replace the stuffed. Earlier, Focus wrote about how to enlighten Ivan Kupala to find out his fate.