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Today, the Serbian Orthodox Church and its believers celebrate Saint Andrew the First Call, first follower and first apostle of Christ, who suffered on the cross for his devotion to the New Testament faith.
Saint Andrew was the older brother of the Holy Apostle Peter and a disciple of Saint John the Baptist, and he preached the Gospel in Byzantium and Thrace, in the Danube countries, and then in Russia and around the Black Sea, in Epirus, Greece and the Peloponnese, where he suffered.
With his miraculous powers, he cured many sick people, including the wife of the royal viceroy in the city of Patras, whom he raised from her bed and she accepted the Christian faith. Because of this, the governor of Eteat became very angry and ordered that Saint Andrew be crucified and stabbed with spears, which he did. But even then, Saint Andrew did not give up, but was so hurt and tortured and shared useful lessons with the people of the cross, preaching the Christian faith. Praying fervently to God, he gave his soul to him at the age of 62.
Just as he healed the poor and sick during his lifetime, the action of his miraculous relics continued even after his death, according to legends. The head of the saint is now in Rome and a hand in Moscow.
According to popular beliefs, San Andrés is considered the protector of large animals. He speaks to them and they submit to him. Bears used to celebrate Saint Andrew’s Day, believing that this saint tames bears like dogs, and that he travels the world mounted on this beast.
Faith and customs
On the eve of St. Andrew’s Day, corn for bears, or a special cake, a bear slaughter, was cooked, which was supposedly tied to the bear’s jaw, so as not to slaughter cattle. In eastern Serbia, Saint Andrew’s Day is also called Bear Day.
In mountain villages, it is customary to bring the bear slaughterhouse to the “bear places” early, so that the bears do not slaughter the livestock. It is believed that bears do not hurt or touch people that day, and therefore it is not worth going to hunt them then.
Many prohibitions are related to this day: in Šumadija the skin is not tanned, nor is anything done with it, and in Homolj nothing is done with the clothes, so that the bears do not tear them. Therefore, even today, in “modern times”, you should not wash, iron, sew or do anything with clothing.
The millers collect the contributions in flour, since when they make “bear bread”, they ensure it stays fresh for a year. The Royal Court of Karadjordjevic also celebrates him as its protector.
(Kurir.rs)
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