“Do not speak rudeness”: Volochkova, Orlova, Chaliapin told how fasting is observed

February 27 begins Lent, which will last until April 15. This is the most important and longest fast, which lasts more than 40 days and should prepare Christians for the Easter holiday, established in honor of the resurrection of Christ. “MK” talks about Russian stars who observe fasting.

Anastasia Volochkova calls for humility

– Most people think of Lent first of all as a kind of diet or giving up their favorite treats and dishes. For me, this is not a problem, because all my life I limit myself to food, sometimes I go hungry, and I’m used to it – this is my life. Therefore, these days there should be restrictions of a different nature. Even in thoughts, do not allow yourself to think about the bad, do not speak in a raised tone, do not utter rude words (and yet they slip through life), avoid insults and quarrels, do not get angry, but learn mercy, humility. In fact, if you don’t do anything for at least these 40 days, then a person gets used to it, and the remaining days of the year he will have a lifelong post. Try it. It is difficult at first, but the main thing is to start, and you will see how you will feel light and proud of yourself.

Olga Orlova did not stop fasting even when pregnant

– 25 years ago I tried to fast for the first time. She wanted to say that she was strict, but she stopped herself. I just fasted for more than 10 years, and even when I was pregnant, I didn’t make any exceptions or indulgences for myself. The first times were strange. And every year I got used to it more and more. I was not afraid of refusing food, because this is not the main thing during this period. Many perceive fasting as a diet and tune in to lose weight. As for me, this is absolutely not the case. It was during the fast that I gained weight, because the food is not protein, but carbohydrate. But I can’t say that this question scared me a lot. I have a lot of willpower and I can both gain and lose weight or any other things. Only motivation is important here: why, for what. And I can do everything, and before, and now, and beyond. Listen to yourself and your body, and then you will not have a choice to fast or not.

Marina Devyatova: “Lent is my life”

– I am a vegetarian, and for me, fasting, in the sense that most people put in, is my life. It seems to me that a righteous person will not separate fasting and life. You need to live with your conscience, peace in your heart, do good deeds, and they need to be done not only in these 40 days, but all your life. He simply organizes the post, so to speak. And it gives many people the opportunity to get acquainted with this, but you must always live according to the commandments. And the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” for me refers not only to man, but also to all living creatures that the Lord God created, and it is not for us to eat them.

This is a deeply personal matter. Faith is always present in my heart, and I try to do everything according to the call of my heart, and not according to calendar days. In our family there is Father Vladimir, who baptized my children, so my whole family treats like me, or almost like me, to all the words spoken.

Prokhor Chaliapin observes all fasts

– In fact, nothing in life is given just like that. If someone wants to cancel some kind of celebration, then you need to prepare for it. There are four multi-day fasts in the Russian Orthodox Church. Wednesday and Friday fast throughout the year and three one-day fasts. In the spring, Great Lent awaits us, in the summer – Petrov Lent and the Assumption Lent. And in winter – the Advent Fast, which ends right before Christmas. And all posts are no less important than the main one.

You know, when I first embarked on this path, I felt an incredible enlightenment of the mind and reason, purification. I say % without any guile. After going through Great Lent, I wanted to do this many times. And I started fasting myself. And then I found out that I got into the next, and subsequent posts.

I got it by itself, because I did not pursue clear boundaries and dates. And now I can tell about everything with skill, but, to be honest, I don’t always want to. I think that each person should come to this, realize and understand it. I sincerely advise you to learn to listen to yourself, listen to your heart and come to your faith.

Konstantin Miroshnik: “I learned about the post from Drozdov”

– The temple in our life always helps. Even if you drive a car on a snowy day and suddenly see the domes of an ancient temple in Kulichki, you slowly stop and start to analyze your life. I understand that someone is praying for all of us, for you and your friend. Everything changes in life, but the postulates of the church do not change. All the same eternal values ​​remain, even the 12th century, when Moscow was just emerging, even the 19th century, the century of Pushkin and Filaret of Moscow. Until our turbulent times and into the future. I was personally brought to the temple by my mother – the wife of an officer. My beautiful mother, Natalya, took me to the temple in Abakan, where we lived and built a railway in the military unit.

But what a post is, my friend Nikolai Nikolayevich Drozdov told me

The scientist himself has long been a vegetarian and knows firsthand what fasting is. This is his life. After his words, I was surprised to find that if you give up meat and fatty foods for a month, you really feel better, you almost flutter. Then Nikolai Nikolayevich revealed to me the secret that during fasting one can get rid of not only excess weight, but also, for example, foul language. Sometimes words slip through my mind, of course. But during fasting, you can control yourself. And then you don’t want to. Of course, the life of artists and artists does not allow strictly observing all holidays, customs and traditions, but remembering this is already good. And, of course, do not give free rein and do not offend with a word not only a loved one, but also a complete stranger. Try it yourself. And it will be very good.

REFERENCE “MK”

Fasting is observed by: Valeria, Tatyana Vedeneeva, Alena Sviridova, Irina Nelson, Natalia Podolskaya, Sergey Zverev and many other celebrities.