Today is ATANASOVDEN (St. Athanasius Day)

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Today is ATANASOVDEN (St. Athanasius Day)

1/18/2023 8:00:00 AM

January 18 the Orthodox Church honors St. Atanasius The Great - a holiday connected with the New Year?s rites. According to the traditional beliefs, St. Atanasius is the ruler of snow and ice. Dressed in a silk shirt he ascends the mountain, riding his white horse and exclaims: ?Winter, go away; Summer, come again!? That?s why this holiday is also known as the Mid-winter Day. St. Atanasius? Day, just like the preceding St. Anthony?s Day, is a holiday of the blacksmiths, ironmongers, cutters and shoeing smiths. St. Atanasius is the patron of blacksmiths and he symbolizes immortality.

ST. VARVARA (St. Barbara) - December 4

12/4/2022 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Varvara, Barbara.

World AIDS Day

12/1/2022 9:00:00 AM

The ends of the red ribbon are pointed to the ground today, symbolizing the life that is disappearing.

Today is St.Andrews Day

11/30/2022 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Andrey, Andriana (the name has the meaning “masculine”, therefore “strong”).

KATERININDEN (St. Catherines Day)

11/24/2022 10:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya.

ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKI

11/23/2022 8:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named Alexander, Alexandra, Sasho, Sashka, Tsanko. The name derives from Old Greek, having the meaning of “protector of the men”.

Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother

11/21/2022 8:00:00 AM

The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother, according to Holy Tradition, this took place in the following manner: the parents of the Virgin Mary, Righteous Joachim and Anna, praying for an end to their childlessness, vowed that if a child were born to them, they would dedicate it to the service of God.