June 26, Orthodox Christians remember the holy martyr Akulina (Aquilino), and the people celebrate the holiday Akulina Grechishnitsu and buckwheat.
Akulina lived in the 3rd century, and since childhood believed in Jesus Christ, his faith, and she drew her girlfriends. The people called the day of June 26 Akulinin afternoon Akulina Grechishnitsey Akulina - black buckwheat Akulina - DELAY tails, and more - holiday porridge.
Our ancestors Akulina on June 26, the feast of buckwheat, prayed the holy Akulina that it sent a good harvest
There is such a legend. Young Princess Krupenichka, was captured by the Tatars asked the witch to turn it into a small seed, so as she was able to escape from captivity. Witch fulfill the desire of a young girl and turn it into a grain buckwheat and thrown into the field. From a small seed grew a powerful spike, grain is scattered all over the earth. So in our area came buckwheat, which has long been in our people respected.
June 26 at Akulina, icons in homes decorated with cut ears and buckwheat cooked treats - buckwheat porridge, called worldly. Cereals necessarily treated to distressed people.
It says: "Buckwheat - our mother, and rye bread - the father of our home." Homeless, dined porridge, owners want wealth and prosperity to buckwheat well bore.
Work on Akulina not allowed, so as not to anger the holy.
Buckwheat has always eaten with milk, but it is June 26 milk was banned, it was believed that on this day, it becomes a "shark."
With name-day July 26 to be congratulated Akulina, Alexander, Alexander, Dmitry, Antonina
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