The Lord spent the night from Tuesday to Wednesday in Bethany. Here, in the house of Simon the Leper, at a time when the council of the chief priests, scribes and elders had already decided to take Christ by cunning and kill Him, a certain “sinner” wife poured precious ointment on the head of the Savior and thus prepared Him for burial, as He himself explained her act. Here, in contrast to the disinterested act of the 'sinner' wife, was born in the ungrateful soul of Judas, one of the twelve disciples of the Savior, the criminal intention to betray his Teacher and Lord to the lawless advice. Therefore, in the church service of Great Wednesday, the 'sinner' wife is glorified and the love of money and betrayal of Judas is blamed and cursed.
During Holy Week, the Orthodox keep a strict fast and adhere to special rules. On April 28, you can have a snack with dried fruits, honey, nuts, raw vegetables, lean bread, salt, water. You can not indulge in pleasures, fun. Weddings and celebrations are best rescheduled. It is forbidden to swear, be unrestrained, break loose, show aggression. It is better for women to put off painstaking work, for men not to do hard work. All those in need should be helped. Fun, gambling and fortune telling are strictly prohibited - Great Wednesday is the strictest day of Holy Week.
