In all centuries, people were proud and carefully protected the achievements of their civilizations. The memory of these achievements has survived to this day, becoming the property of world history. The Seven Wonders of the World is a classic list of outstanding human creations.
An interesting fact is that it was well known even before our era. In ancient schools, children were taught various sciences, and knowledge of the 7 wonders of the world was mandatory.
In this article we will provide you not only with a list of 7 wonders of the world, but also make a brief description of each of them.
Seven wonders of nature
Our story would be incomplete without seven wonders that nature itself worked on. No science, technology or human hands! Everything is natural and unique. According to CNN, the main natural wonders of the world include:
- Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
- Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA)
- Mount Everest (Himalayas)
- Harbor (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Polar Lights
- Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe-Zambia, Africa)
- Volcano Paricutin (Michoacan, Mexico)
The area of the Barrier Reef is 350,000 km² and is constantly growing
Tours of this natural wonder are conducted only by local Indians from the Navajo tribe.
None of the miracles attracts so many brave and desperate
We were lucky with the wonders of Rio: one is natural, the other is included in the list of modern ones
There are auroras on other planets as well. But earthly things are beautiful
Now this wonder of the world is left without water due to a record drought.
This young volcano grew up in a corn field in 1943.
And finally. Do you know why there are seven wonders of the world? Why have people been inspired by not five, not ten, but seven historical and architectural monuments for thousands of years? The answer is again found in the advanced ancient Greeks. They considered this number complete and perfect, almost sacred, and loudly called it the number of Apollo. And for them it was quite logical that there should also be exactly seven monuments of civilization - no more, no less.
According to the lives of St. Theodosius of Pechersk, St. Sergius of Radonezh, “Tales of St. Blessed Peter and Fevronia of Murom, the life of St. blgv. Prince Alexander Nevsky.
-Good afternoon, dear guys! We are pleased to welcome you to the quiz game “Holy Miracles, Treasured Places.”
In literature lessons you became acquainted with hagiographic literature, studied the lives of St. Theodosius of Pechersk, St. Sergius of Radonezh, “The Tale of St. Blessed Peter and Fevronia of Murom, life of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky. Today we will summarize, recall some details, information from the theory and history of literature.
Warm-up
Answer the questions:
What genres of ancient Russian literature do you know? (teaching, chronicle, life, legend, walk, story, word, patericon)
What were the names of the first Russian saints? (St. Boris and Gleb)
Who created the Slavic alphabet? (St. Cyril and Methodius)
What does the word "life" mean? (biographies of saints)
In what century did ancient Russian literature emerge? (10th century)
What parts does any life consist of? (3 parts: introduction - a story about the life of a saint - conclusion (glorification))
Why were the lives of the saints created? (To teach readers holy life, humility, hard work, obedience)
I
round Geographical
1. The action of “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia” takes place in the ancient Russian city of Murom. However, several more geographical names and places are given explicitly and implicitly in the story. Indicate on a geographical map all the places that are mentioned in the story.
Murom, Ryazan, Oka river
2. Let us turn to the “Life of Alexander Nevsky”.
Indicate on the geographical map Novgorod, Pskov, the places of the Neva Battle and the Battle of the Ice.
3. Let us turn to the “Life of St. Sergius.”
Indicate on the geographical map the location of the foundation of St. Sergius monastery in honor of the Life-Giving Trinity.
4. Let us turn to the “Life of St. Theodosius of Pechersk.”
Indicate on the geographical map Kursk, the place where the Rev. lived. Theodosius, and Kyiv, the place where he went to the monastery.
Round II Recognize the hero of ancient Russian literature by description:
1. “And he was handsome like no one else, and his voice was like a trumpet among the people, his face was like the face of Joseph... and his strength was part of the strength of Samson, and God gave he has the wisdom of Solomon, and his courage is like that of the Roman king Vespasian..."
Prince Alexander Nevsky
2. “He grew in body, but in his soul he was drawn to God... he did not approach playing children, as is the custom among minors, but he avoided their games. He wore old and patched clothes. And more than once his parents persuaded him to dress more cleanly and go play with the children. But he did not listen to these persuasions and still walked like a beggar. After the death of his father, he went out into the field with the smerds and worked there with great humility. His mother held him..."
Venerable Theodosius of Pechersk
3. “...He wore such poor clothes that they were poorer and worse than those of any of his monks... Without laziness, he served the brethren as a bought slave: he chopped wood for everyone, and pounded grain, and ground grain with millstones, and baked bread, and cooked food, cut and sewed clothes, shoes...”
Venerable Sergius of Radonezh
4. “And they ruled in that city, keeping all the commandments and instructions of the Lord impeccably, praying incessantly and giving alms to all the people under their authority, like child-loving father and mother... They received strangers, fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and delivered the poor from misfortunes. »
St. Peter and Fevronia
III
tour of “The Life of Alexander Nevsky”
| Question | Answer |
| Name the alleged author of the life of Alexander Nevsky | Metropolitan Kirill |
| Which city did Alexander Nevsky rule? | Novgorod |
| Alexander Nevsky had power...(whose?) | Samson |
| Alexander Nevsky had wisdom...(whose?) | Solomon |
| Who did the sentinel elder Pelgusius see? | Holy brothers Boris and Gleb |
| Which khan ruled the Horde during the time of Alexander Nevsky? | Batu |
| What year was the Battle of the Neva? / What year was the Battle of the Ice? | 1240/1242 |
| What words did Alexander Nevsky say when he learned about the attack of the Swedish knights? | “Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword” |
IV
tour of the “Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh”
| Question | Answer |
| Name the author of the life of St. Sergius | Epiphanius the Wise |
| What is the name of the style in which Epiphanius the Wise created the “Life of St. Sergius” | "weaving words" |
| What are the names of the parents of St. Sergius | Kirill and Maria |
| What was the name of St. Sergius before he became a monk? | Bartholomew |
| What could Bartholomew never learn to do? | Read |
| What did the holy elder give to the boy Bartholomew he met? | Prosphora |
| What battle did St. Sergius bless Dmitry Donskoy for? Name the year of the battle. | Kulikovskaya/ 1380 |
| What are the names of the monks whom St. Sergius gave to help Dmitry Donskoy? | Peresvet and Oslyabya |
V
tour of the “Life of St. Theodosius of Pechersk”
| Question | Answer |
| Name the author of the life of St. Theodosius | Nestor |
| In what city did the future Rev. Theodosius live with his parents? | In Kursk |
| Why did Theodosius’s mother beat her son and put him tied up in a barn? | Left home with the pilgrims |
| To what city did Theodosius secretly go? | To Kyiv |
| “Bring my son to me, elder, so that I can see him... otherwise I will die a terrible death, I will destroy myself before the doors of your cave!..” Who is telling whom about this? | Mother Theodosius of St. Anthony |
| “Chernorizets! Here you are with nothing to do every day, and I’m tired... Let’s do this: I’ll lie down in the cart, and you can ride on a horse.” Who is telling whom about this? | Driver of Prince Theodosius |
| Tell us about the future fate of Feodosius’s mother | Took monastic vows at a nearby nunnery |
| Where did Theodosius get the golden hryvnia to feed his brethren? | It was brought by a shining youth (angel) after the prayer of Theodosius |
VI
round of “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia”
| Question | Answer |
| Author of "The Tale..." Ermolai Erasmus. Which of the two names was given to the writer as a monk? | Erasmus |
| “Now, brother, don’t go out anywhere, I’ll go there to fight the snake. I hope that with God’s help this evil serpent will be killed…”Who is telling anyone about this? | Prince Peter tells Pavel |
| In “The Tale...” the serpent knows that death will befall him. From whom will he die? | From Peter's shoulder, from Agrikov's sword |
| Why did incurable ulcers appear on Peter's body? | The blood of the tempting serpent fell on the body, after which deep ulcers formed |
| Name the village where Fevronia lived before her marriage. | village Laskovo |
| Why did the boyars dislike Fevronia? | peasant origin |
| Why do the boyars ask Peter to return to Murom? | Troubles began in the city, the boyars could not restore order themselves |
| In February, Valentine's Day is celebrated as the day of lovers. A similar holiday, which has an Orthodox basis, is in the church calendar. What is it called and when is it celebrated? | Memorial Day of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom, July 8, “Family Day” |
VII
round Mysteries of Lives.
What could this mean? It’s bad when the house has no ears and the room has no eyes (There is no dog or child in the house)
Father and mother went to cry (Parents went to the funeral and mourned the deceased)
My brother went through the legs of death to look into the eyes (Brother is a tree climber, engaged in beekeeping)
“She collected the crumbs in her hand. Prince Peter took her hand, unclenched her fingers and saw grains of incense on her palm.” What is incense? (Frankincense is an aromatic tree resin)
“Having finished embroidering, Fevronia stuck a needle into the cover and wrapped the thread she used to sew around it.” What does this custom mean in Rus'? (End of the matter)
Name three miracles that happened to St. Sergius before he became a monk. (Before birth, he screamed loudly in the womb, the baby observed fast days, miraculously learned book wisdom)
Name three miracles that happened to St. Sergius after becoming a monk. (An angel served during the liturgy, the appearance of the Mother of God, fire in the Chalice during communion.)
Name the miracle that happened on the eve of the Battle of the Neva. (The watchman saw the holy princes Boris and Gleb in the boat)
Summarizing. Winner's reward ceremony.
Final word
The Orthodox Church has enormous wealth. And this is not material wealth. This is the wealth of spiritual experience. An Orthodox Christian is a rich man. He has not only his personal prayer, but also the intercession of the saints. The saints are given a special gift - to pray for people. Today we remembered several Russian saints who constitute not only the glory of Russian history, but are also our intercessors. They are always ready to help us!
