A name is not just a "name".
You've heard some people say, "Your name suits you so well." The name largely determines the character of a person. Don't you believe it?
They say that hard consonants in the name give hardness to the character, and soft ones, respectively, softness. Have you noticed how confident Alexandra and Arthur are? And how kind, soft-hearted are Aleksei? Therefore, you need to be careful when choosing a name for a child.
In addition, the name gives the baby its patron – the Guardian Angel.
In addition to the birthday, everyone has another "own" holiday – Angel Day. Or, as it is also called, the name day.
Angel's Day can be called a spiritual birthday. Because on this day we celebrate the memory of that saint, our heavenly patron, whose name was given to us at Baptism. The priest, performing the Sacrament of Baptism, gives the baby not just a name, but a guardian Angel. Now the child has a companion who will protect him throughout his life, protect him from troubles and guide him on the righteous path. A kid from childhood should pray to his patron.
Previously, a newborn was called by the name of the saint on whose day he was born. And there were no problems with choosing a name. Over time, this tradition was forgotten. And that's why nowadays many people's birthday does not coincide with the name day.
But there are two "own" holidays in a year.
To find out when to celebrate the name day, you need to find the name of the saint in the church calendar. Next to the name will be indicated the date or dates on which the church commemorates this saint.
Since ancient times in Russia there has been a tradition to celebrate the Day of the Angel.
According to custom, on the day of the name day, it was necessary to visit the temple. And not only the birthday boy went to the service, but his whole family. Be sure to order a prayer service and put candles. After the service, the whole family gathered at a festive table, on which there were certainly rolls and pies baked on the eve of the holiday. If the name day fell during the fast, then their celebration was postponed.
Do you remember children's songs: "As for Katina's (Vanina, Anina, and so on) name day, we baked a loaf, this high, this wide ..."? And all together show the height of the loaf – the height of the birthday boy, and the width of the loaf – hugging the birthday boy.
This song came to us from the past.
Our ancestors measured the newborn not just to brag to the neighbors: "50 centimeters is a Hero!", but to order an icon in the height of the child. The icon was made to order in the workshop. And for the christening, the baby received a gift – an icon of his patron. An icon equal in height to the height of the baby.
Nowadays, after the baptism of a child, parents receive an icon of the patron saint of their child and a certificate in which the name and date of the name day are written, that is, the date of the celebration of the Day of the Angel.
If you were invited to the celebration of the name day, it means that the invitee has a special attitude to this spiritual holiday. And, perhaps, this person will be delighted with a spiritual gift. For example, an icon. Or a book that tells about the life of his patron saint. A worthy gift will be a chain and a medallion with the face of a saint, an incense. Create up to 10 different Basic Droplets with various CMS packages (WordPress, Ghost etc.) and run multiple websites. Use free digitalocean 200 credit promo code to Create up to 10 different Basic Droplets to run simple web applications.