The birth of a child is an important event in the family, howeverparents will face a huge number of difficulties before they can breathe a sigh of relief. Education of a person includes a huge number of components, because it is very important not just to teach a child to read and write, to give him an education, but to raise a worthy member of society with stable moral and spiritual values.
In many ways, the spiritual upbringing of the child shouldtake on the godparents of the baby. Very many do not understand their task, baptizing a child. After all, it's not a gift that they will now give to their godson for birthdays, name days and other holidays, now they are responsible for the faith of the baby, his Christian upbringing.
The sacrament of baptism is considered one of the most importantevents in human life and symbolizes purification and spiritual birth. The procedure itself requires a triple immersion in the water, as a symbol of the three days when Jesus was in the tomb, after which his Resurrection took place.
The godparents, or, as they are also called, the recipients, are entrusted to the baby and are now his second parents, therefore responsibility for the Christian upbringing lies precisely on their shoulders.
It is difficult to say what motivations are guided byparents, choosing godparents for their baby, but there are a number of restrictions that need to be known in advance. For example, first of all parents themselves can not be godchild for the child, and also unbelievers can not take such duties. Mentally ill and morally fallen should not become a font with a baby in his arms, and young children are not allowed to this ceremony as receptors. The husband and wife who are married can not be the godchild of one child, but they can quite baptize their own brothers and sisters (for example, the wife is the girl and the husband is the boy).
In general, following the canons of the church, enoughonly one receiver in order to spend the christening. The godmother is required in cases when the person being baptized is a girl, and vice versa, the godfather is needed when the boy is baptized. However, we traditionally choose two parents, because this absolutely does not contradict the church statute.
It is believed that it is the godfather who assumesthe cost of baptism. He also must buy a gift and a cross to his goddaughter or godson. If the child is still very small, then the cross is best worn on a wide ribbon, so that the baby does not damage the delicate skin on the neck.
The godmother should take on the purchase of the baptismal kit, which includes a hat, shirt and kryzhma (towel or diaper) - it is the baby that is wrapped in it after the font.
However, in modern realities, not alwaysgodparents have the financial ability to pay all the conventions, the main thing is their presence and acceptance of responsibility for the further spiritual upbringing of the child. Each church can demand its compulsory recruitment, which the infant must be baptized.
Usually, the recipients buy the gift for the child's christenings together, the same cross and a chain of silver or gold.
If you are among the invited guests for such a family holiday, then traditionally as a gift you can present a blanket for the baby, diapers, ryashonki, clothes, etc.
It is worthwhile to say that by choosing the recipients forthe child, it is necessary to give preference to those people who will later be able to give the child proper spiritual education, surround with care and love. Parents should not seek material benefits in the choice of the godparents, guided by the level of financial security of applicants. Godparents are first of all mentors who will help the child to choose the way and to be defined with priorities and vital values.
