now the clergy have sealed the gates of the kuvukla, the chapel of the holy sepulcher, with a specialarge yellow seal, the kuvukla is first checked , it turns out that there is no one inside, that any lighting devices, lighters, flints, anything, have been removed, the kupukla is locked, it will be opened only when to the temple. the patriarch of jerusalem will enter in procession of the cross, greek, theophilus ii. and he will walk around the holy sepulcher three times. then the head of the greek orthodox church and the representative of the armenian apostolic church will enter the kubuklyaya, and what now looks noisy will immediately plunge into silence and darkness, the people gathered under the arches of the temple will repeat the jesus prayer, lord jesus. christ have mercy on me, because according to the well-known belief of the athonite elders, if the holy fire does not descend on holy saturday, if the iveron icon of sophon is taken away, then the end of times will come, therefore it is always the eve of easter, holy saturday are days of excitement, these are days of special anx

according to tradition, in kuvukla, which is the name of the tomb in the rock where christ rested, the patriarch of jerusalem receives the blessed fire, then it is lit from the sacred flame. candles co-celebrants and believers. very soon the particles will scatter throughout the planet and deliver the lamp with the holy fire to belarus. common prayer will unite orthodox believers ; easter services will be held in churches at midnight. according to tradition, the main service will be hosted by the minsk cathedral of the holy spirit. broadcast to belarus-1 and belarus24. at 23:30, it will be a sign translation, and tomorrow is holy sunday in belarus alone at 8:50 in the morning, metropolitan of minsk izoslav benjamin will address the believers. in connection with the upcoming night services and in conjunction with easter holiday events, the ministry of internal affairs is strengthening control near churches on transport. in places where large numbers of people gather, access control will be organized using technical means; traffic police officers will ensure comfortable conditions. parki

to everyone. just in jerusalem at the church of the sepulcher the lord's great miracle happened in kuvuklausalem and thousands of pilgrims. for believers, this is a symbol of the resurrection of the savior and hope for a new life. now the fire is passed on to each other while the bells ring. people hold in their hands bundles of thirty- three candles according to the number of earthly years of christ’s life. the temple is filled with light and a slight haze. believers, as we see, stand in dense rows around the chapel where the sacrament took place. order. inside the temple there are dozens of police officers, doctors on duty and firefighters. russian, greek, romanian, arabic, and armenian speech can be heard in the temple. every year thousands of pilgrims from all over the world come to jerusalem. and this year, despite the situation in the region, was no exception, although there are still fewer believers than the year before. in the area of ​​the old city , the entry of vehicles has been prohibited under enhanced security measures for 24 hours . among the pilgrims in the church of the ho