Feast of the Twelve Apostles: what can and can not do in this day

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July 13 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles. Learn the signs of tradition and celebration, you need to do on July 13

The day after Memory celebration of Apostles Peter and Paul The Orthodox Church celebrates the Twelve Apostles Cathedral (Cathedral of the holy glorious and vsehvalnyh Twelve Apostles). The first mention of this festival are found from the IV century.

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Apostle means "servant of God". Holiday dedicated to the twelve closest disciples and followers of Jesus Christ on earth: Peter, Andrew, James, son of Zebedee, and John the Evangelist, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the Apostle, James the son, Jude Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, and Apostle Matthias, elected among the twelve apostles to replace Judas Iscariot.

July 13 decided to visit the temples, to pray for himself and his family, to light candles to the apostles, and ask them to assist and protect.

At the Cathedral of 12 Apostles need to help people, not only to close relatives and to everyone who asks you for help.

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On the Twelve Apostles - a day of forgiveness of human sins and shortcomings. This holiday is not made to think about threefold denial of Peter by Jesus, the betrayal of Judas, the disciple both repented of their deeds, and the Lord has forgiven them. Today decided to ask each other's forgiveness and reconciled those who quarrel and be sure to sincerely forgive.

People born on July 13 predicting a happy and easy fate. The predominant trait born on this day - determination.

Traditions and ceremonies on the feast of the Apostles 12

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The Twelve Apostles is also considered a national holiday, people noticed mid-summer - the crown. We put on beautiful clothes and the best went to the mowing.

Our ancestors were very happily, triumphantly and noisily celebrated Twelve Apostles. It was the custom to paint eggs in yellow, as at Easter, share and bring a gift to the families and loved ones.

The Twelve Apostles is popularly also called "egg day" preparing many dishes of eggs: boiled, fried, baked, with different fillings - vegetables, meat, fish.

Evenings organized festivities late into the night. We made a straw man, dressed in his traditional costume, decorated with ribbons, flowers and a string of beads. With a straw doll we went from house to house, singing songs and having fun, and then throwing stuffed into the river.

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Prayer 12 apostles

About The Holy Apostle of Christ: Peter and Andrew, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Fomo and Matthew, James, and Judeo, Simone and Matt! Will hear our prayers and sighs, contrite heart now brought by, and Pomozov us, servants of God (s), your vsemoschnym before the Lord petition deliverance from all evil and the enemy of flattery, is firmly dedicated you sohranyati Orthodox faith, it is your predstatelstvom no wounds, no rebuke, no pestilence, no way anger from our Creator will disparage, but wait zde peaceful life and be worthy to see the good in the land of the living, glorifying the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity edinago slavimago and poklanyaemago God, now and ever and forever centuries.

Folk omens on July 13

If you had the morning dew, that from morning to night will be sunny and hot. If not, then it starts to rain.

Yellowish cloud - for an early rain.

If after rain bream shows the head, dorsal fin and tail, then the second half of the day and evening will be warm.

Cuckoo continues to cuckoo - the summer heat will last a long time.

If this day nightingale sings another 5-6 days, until the end of the summer it will be warm and clear, and the winter cold will come later.

Sheep play "catch-up" and bleat - to rain.

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