Zapivka (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Запивка, "washing down") is the

liturgical Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. ''Liturgy'' can also be used to refer specifically to public worship by Christians. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and partic ...

practice in certain

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and certain Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches whereby the faithful will partake of ''

antidoron The antidoron (, ') is ordinary leavened bread which is blessed but not consecrated and distributed in certain Eastern Orthodox Churches and certain Eastern Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite. It comes from the remains of the loaves o ...

'' (blessed bread) and some wine diluted with warm water after receiving

Holy Communion The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instituted ...

. The purpose of ''zapivka'' is to wash any remnants of the

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and

Blood of Christ Blood of Christ, also known as the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in Christian theology refers to (a) the physical blood actually shed by Jesus Christ primarily on the Cross, and the salvation which Christianity teaches was accomp ...

from the mouth lest anyone inadvertently spit some of the

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(Eucharist) out. The method of partaking of the ''zapivka'' is to first take three sips of the warm wine, then consume the

. The

clergy Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

also partake of ''zapivka''. The priests and deacons who communicated will partake of the ''zapivka'' immediately after receiving Holy Communion, except for the deacon (or priest, if there is no deacon serving) who will perform the ablutions (consume the remaining

). He will then receive ''zapivka'' after finishing the ablutions. After consuming the ''zapivka'' all of the clergy will rinse their hands and their lips.

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