It is believed that winter begins today, and this is what you should not do

The Serbian Orthodox Church is marking a holiday dedicated to the Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, who is better known to the people as Srdjevdan.

Judging by the number of churches of St. Sergius and Bacchus on the coast and inland of the southern Adriatic, Srđevdan was a widespread festival in the Middle Ages, with probably a significant participation of the population in the celebration of this baptism.

After the flourishing of this cult in Syria from the 4th to the 7th century, the area of ​​the Western Balkans represented a region with a strong bastion of the cult of St. Sergius and Bacchus for most of the Middle Ages.

Respect for the cult of St. Sergius and Bacchus remained represented in their existence, among the Christians of Syria and Lebanon. It is an old custom to use palm sprigs to decorate that day.

In other parts of the Middle East, due to the centuries-old domination of Islam, its cult died out when the Christian population disappeared, so most of the old churches were converted into mosques. The dominance of another religion did not erase the old folk customs, which is why St. The desert nomads still consider Sergius their protector.

Due to the accelerated and frequent migrations of the population in the 19th and 20th centuries, the current population with Srđevdan as its baptismal glory is scattered across the Balkans, and in most cases they are individual families, which eventually separated from your families.

There are rare examples of a large number of families celebrating Srđevdan in a smaller geographic area. Previous research has shown that the village of Gorobilje near Požega in Serbia is an exception, having had several families with such baptismal glory since the 18th century.

Today, Srđevdan is one of the smallest celebrations in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and parts of Croatia. The celebration is celebrated on October 20, that is, on the 7th of the Julian calendar, with the mandatory lighting of the celebration candle and the preparation of the celebration cake.

Customs and beliefs

Srdjevdan belongs to the celebrations for which fatty foods are prepared, unless Wednesday or Friday are not celebration days. Every house that celebrates St. George’s Day should have an icon of St. Sergius and Bacchus.

Farmers (farmers) are especially careful not to go out into the fields with oxen in Srdjevdan, because it is not good to plow that day. It is believed that on that day, even wild beasts become meek and meek.

The legend says that Saint Srđa, in his day, visits all the shoemakers, shoemakers and celebrates with them. The Serbian people believe that this day is a true natural border between autumn and winter.

(Kurir.rs)

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