Orthodox holidays. Winter. A book-painting book

One old priest once said on the sermon: “We are strange people, Christians. On the weekend, when everyone wants to sleep longer, we go to the temple. We go on an empty stomach, without having breakfast, and stand in the temple for two hours, or even more. Then we walk around the church with a procession. And we call all this a holiday! And people not in the beds, eat hearty, rest! We are strange people! ..
Father joked, of course. A Christian holiday is a time when a person approaches God and receives such a spiritual joy that neither a vacation, nor food, nor entertainment will never give.
In ancient times, people, when they greeted, said to each other: Rejoice! Rejoice, children! Real holidays!