concept
Forgiveness Sunday
also: прощеное воскресенье, Cheesefare Sunday
The last day before the start of Great Lent in the Orthodox calendar, on which the faithful ask forgiveness of one another before the fast begins; Raisa dates the length of her marriage from this day, a detail linking her wedding to a rite of obligatory reconciliation rather than to any courtship.
Reading notes
- The Murder §34 Forgiveness Sunday
Проще́ный день (Forgiveness Sunday), the last day before Great Lent begins, is traditionally marked by asking and granting mutual forgiveness; Matvei goes to his employer Osip Varlamych to observe this custom and instead receives the long, decisive reproof that ends his period of self-declared sainthood.
- The Witch §69 С прощеного воскресенья
Forgiveness Sunday (Прощёное воскресенье) is the last day before Great Lent, on which Orthodox Christians ask forgiveness of one another; Raisa dates her marriage from this day nearly four years earlier, a detail that quietly underscores how her wedding coincided with a rite of obligatory reconciliation rather than any freely chosen bond.