May 22 the Orthodox Church honors St. Nicholas and St. Nicholas celebrates the Summer. What are the traditions of the holiday, what you can and can not do on this day?
St. Nicholas is revered twice a year, on December 19 - the Day of St. Nicholas and Nicholas Winter. May 22 the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the relics of St. Nicholas of Myra to Bari, on the feast of the people got a lot of names: Nicholas, Nicholas Ugodnik Nikola Summer, Nicola vernal, Nicola with a warm, herbal Day, St. Nicholas Day. Saint Nicholas is highly esteemed among Orthodox Christians, it helps strangers, sailors and travelers, protects and takes care of children, gives to the needy.
What can you do to Nicholas
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Go to church and pray to the saint earnestly ask him about the welfare or health. Our ancestors believed that Nicholas hears all requests and passes them because they are closest to the Lord.
It is surprising, but on this day there is no ban on labor, on the contrary, it is even encouraged. In the morning, the hostess doing spring cleaning and suggest purity, and all because of St. Nicholas does not like clutter.
If you have debts, you should try to give them up to the holiday, otherwise the whole year will experience financial difficulties.
If you are going to soon play a wedding, then be sure to go to church and ask for help and protection of the saint, as Nicholas protects love.
To maintain the beauty and health, you need to wash up morning dew on the grass and walk barefoot.
On this day, unmarried girls are wondering at her spouse and ask St. Nicholas to send them a good husband and good fortune.
What not to do on a holiday
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On this day, in any case it is impossible to refuse to help the needy, or on a long 7 years in your family settle poverty.
On St. Nicholas can not get a haircut, our ancestors believed that on this day, even forbidden to take into the hands of scissors.
folk omens
- If Saint Nicholas is rain, there will be a rich harvest.
- In order to honor the saint and enlist his support, on this day it is necessary to put on new clothes.
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