For Orthodox people Good Friday is the most mournful day of the year, when believers remember the martyrdom of Jesus on the cross, his crucifixion and burial. It is also the most rigorous day of fasting, when it's not customary to have fun, laugh, sing and dance, quarrel and swear, but rather pray more - as a sign of memory and sorrow for the tragic events that occurred in biblical times. According to a note, a man who laughed on Good Friday will cry all year. But fasting involves not only moral behavior, it includes abstinence in food, as well as drinks.
The question that can be drunk on Good Friday, for believing people is no less significant than the question of what can be eaten from food. According to the priests, on this sorrowful day, you can eat and drink only after dinner, when the shroud is served in the service in the church. And the true believer, observing a strict fast, is allowed to use only bread and water, and according to the calendar of food in the fast - it is better to refrain from food and drink altogether.
Even a sign that even if a person sustains thirst on Good Friday, he will not be harmed by a drink for a year.
Of course, such strict abstinence is not recommended for young children, pregnant women and people with certain diseases - for understandable reasons.
Can I drink tea on Good Friday?
As for tea (or coffee), their use as a drink on Good Friday is not forbidden, especially if you observed a not very strict fast . And although the calendar mentions that this is a dry day, and it is recommended to drink only water, compotes and juices, there is little relaxation for tea. People who engage in heavy physical or mental activity may not just do without a cup of strong sweet tea. But if you have the opportunity, it is better to give up this drink for one day - it's not as difficult as it seems at first glance.
Can I drink wine on Good Friday?
Orthodox people are often interested in the question of whether it is possible to drink alcohol on Good Friday and ask it not out of idle curiosity, because some people may have some sort of social holiday on this date, such as a birthday or anniversary of a wedding or something else. Of course, many arrange for this occasion feasts and invite guests. And any festival in our country is always accompanied by alcohol, this is already an integral part of the banquet.
Priests in turn recommend completely to refuse from the use of strong spirits on this mournful day, and to transfer the celebrations to another date. And if there is a strict need - you can sip a little red Cahors. But this should not be done in connection with the celebration, in no case clinking and not toasting, but modestly and decently at a fast meal. Well, if Cahors are consecrated by you personally in the church .
Any believer must spend the Good Friday day meditating on his sins, prayer and
Can I drink beer on Good Friday?
About the use of beer in the Holy Week, opinions tend to diverge. On the one hand, it is a certain kind of alcoholic beverage. On the other hand, beer is treated as a lean product. In any case, strictly prohibition by the church for beer does not exist. And if you have some need for this drink, you can make yourself a little relief in the size of a small glass.
In conclusion, I want to note: whatever the man drank on Good Friday, the drink should not influence his moral behavior on that day.