The Day of the Great Martyr Catherine in 2021 will come on December 7th. This saint is considered the patroness of the spouses, so all those people who want to have a happy family and mutual understanding with their loved one, as well as lonely in search of their second half, are treated with prayers.
history of the holiday
Catherine was born in a noble and secured family, so there was excellent manners and gave an excellent education. The girl was very beautiful, her hands sought the best grooms. She was fond of studying the creative of ancient poets and writers, also interested in medicine.
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The future holy was very kind and merciful, in her heart there lived the abyss of compassion, she did not refuse to help anyone. He dreamed of marrying a man who would surpassed her in everything: in the level of education, abilities, moral qualities.
The mother of the Great Martyr, secretly observing the canons of Christianity, took the daughter to the Holy Hermit, who bequeathed to her to refer to the prayers to the Virgin Mary, which will indicate the future chosen one.
After Ekaterina passed the vow of baptism and became a Christian, the Virgin Mary with his son appeared to her in a dream. And God himself in the vision gave the girl a beautiful ring, which was a symbol of engagement. Waking up, Catherine was surprised to find a ring on his finger.
During one of the pagan holidays, the emperor himself honored his presence the city in which Ekaterina lived. According to tradition, this day was sacrificed not only animals, but also Christians who did not agree to abandon their faith even under torture.
Catherine turned to the emperor with a call to abandon paganism and adopt Christianity. It brought convincing arguments that dispelled paganism. Maximine (Emperor) was very impressed with the educational and appearance of the girl and decided to do everything possible to make her refuse Christianity.
He convened a council from fifty scientists, but Catherine very easily won them in discussions. He led it to the fact that scientists moved to the side of Christ, for which they were executed through the burning of the fire.
After that, the emperor promised the future of money and glory, but she refused. Then the girl was thrown into the dungeon and tortured for a long time, and then executed.
Currently, the relics of the saint found a refuge in the monastery on Mount Sinai.
Prayers Catherine
Young people who dream of meeting their love and live life in a happy marriage are treated for Saint Catherine. To follow the canons of Christianity, you can forty days or more read an akathist with an appeal to the Great.
The holy is also requested to provide easy childbirth and the health of the future child. Icon helps to keep marriage in a difficult period, patronate people who defend their honor during court proceedings.
Traditions
In ancient Russia, the holiday was called Katerina Sannitsa, and he was considered a traditional day in which people met the winter.
What was customary to do on this day:
- The season of riding on sledding began. And the holiday was usually discovered, which were recently married. They sat down in generously decorated sleigh.
- For the first time in the winter, they were allowed to go to sleds from the slide.
- At the end of the holiday, the families were usually sitting on a generously covering table and arranged a feast. But only lean dishes were allowed to use.
- You can not include music, dancing or singing on this day.
- Young girls can arrange fortune telling on the feast to understand what kind of marriage is waiting for them in the future, to whom the workmen should turn their attention.
Signs
Since the day of the Great Martyr Catherine comes at the very beginning of winter, then the signs were appropriate.For example:
- If the clear sun shines on December 7, then people were preparing for long and incessant frosts.
- If it was possible to observe a thick fog, which quicted along the river, the winter promised to be pretty warm, and the cold fell still not very soon.
- The starry sky was a harbinger of snowfall.
In signs you can not believe, but it is not just superstition, but the experience of many generations of people who watched the connection of certain events. So it should be at least checking - suddenly it will come true?
Divination on the day of the Great Martyr Catherine
Young unmarried girls can pay on the future beloved on this day, and this is not rebeling to religion. The main thing is not to use any black magic rituals.
What can I do:
- Find a small cherry tree and break away a young twig from him. Escape should be put in a glass filled with clean water, which is then needed daily. If the branch will give shoots from young green leaves, then the girl awaits marriage soon.
- Before bed, you can put a small piece of gray bread under your pillow and ask the holy to send the image narrowed in a dream. After a small prayer, immediately go to bed, and in the morning try to remember the dream in which you can see the face of the future husband.
- In the old girl, the girl was tapering overhearding conversations under the windows of the houses to get answers to exciting questions. Only these questions should be invented in advance - then the necessary signs in the form of words from unfamiliar people will have necessarily and fall into the point.
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conclusions
- The Day of the Great Martyr Catherine celebrate on December 7, at the very beginning of winter. Traditionally, this holy is considered a patronage of people who are married, and also helps lonely people to meet the soul mate and find family happiness.
- There is a whole series will take on this day that help to predict the weather. You can determine how cold there will be the upcoming winter.
- A special place in the celebration is taken by fortune telling on the narrowed for young unmarried girls. With the help of rituals, you can see the face of the future chosen in a dream or overhear the answers to important issues related to relationships.