Lazarus Saturday 2025: what is allowed and forbidden to do on April 12.

On this day, traditional dishes for Lazarus Saturday include buckwheat pancakes and various porridges. On this day, it is possible to slightly ease the fasting diet and consume hot dishes with vegetable oil, fish, and caviar, as well as allowed to drink a little wine. However, it is important to remember that on Lazarus Saturday, one should not work, clean, engage in handicrafts, quarrel, curse, or offend others. It is also not allowed to organize loud celebrations and feasts. Those who observe the fast should refrain from meat products, dairy products, and eggs. On Lazarus Saturday, it is important to have bright and pure thoughts, to be kind, and to help others. There are also folk omens related to the weather and the harvest. For example, if there is a large amount of birch sap, a rainy summer is expected, and if birches have fallen early, a dry summer will follow. Lazarus Saturday is a holiday for the faithful, in which they honor the memory of the righteous Lazarus and glorify the miracle of resurrection performed by Jesus Christ.