Virovitsa course 3/2026

27.03.2026 00:00 - 29.03.2026 00:00

Registration ends: 13.03.2026 00:00 - If registration has already closed, please inquire about course places by calling 017 570 1810.

myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi, p. 017 5701 810

, 300€/Student hotel 1 room, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals

Kuva: Airi Immonen

Kuva: Airi Immonen

Course description

Welcome to the Palm Sunday weekend to learn how to make traditional virpovitsa! Virpovitsa are an important part of the Easter traditions of the Orthodox Church. In the course, we will go through step by step how to make a traditional virpovitsa. You will receive practical instructions and tips for making beautiful and colorful sticks. We will also learn about traditional virpovitsa poems, which are used to wish for blessings during virpovitsa. The decorated sticks are blessed during the Palm Sunday vigil. The course is suitable for anyone interested in the subject, no previous experience is required. The teacher is priest monk Aleksanteri.

The Epassi mobile application is used as a payment method for this course.

Course program

Friday 27.3.

15.00 Arrival in Valamo. Lunch.

15.45 Course opening. Introduction.

16.00 Introduction to making wands. Tools and working methods.

18.00 IX Lent Hour, service of the hour. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.

19.30 Evening meal.

20.00 Opportunity to work.

Lazarus Saturday 28.3.

06.00 Midnight and morning service. Liturgy.

07.30- Breakfast

09.00 Practical work

12.00 Prayer time 29.3.Palm Sunday, Christ's riding into Jerusalem.

(07.30-) Breakfast

09.00 III moment, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

11.30 Lunch and end of the course

Rights to changes reserved

Teacher

Pappismunkki Aleksanteri