On that day, they say, true autumn begins and the house is not cleaned in any way, here is why!

BELGRADE – Tomorrow the Serbian Orthodox Church and Orthodox believers celebrate the feast of St. Kirjak, popularly known as Miholjdan.

According to popular belief, after Miholjdan, the true autumn begins, which has already begun on the calendar.

On October 12, the Serbian Orthodox Church marks the feast of the saint and great ascetic of the Christian faith, Kirjak Otšelnik, popularly known as Miholjdan, associated with the change of summer and autumn.

According to popular belief, after Miholjdan, the true autumn begins, which has already begun on the calendar. The warm days of October related to this national and religious holiday are known as the summer of San Miguel.

According to popular belief, the people of Miholjdan should not do housework, cleaning, storing and the like. This belief has taken hold in people because First you need to do all the outdoor work that you can’t wait for winter and cold.

Saint Cyrus was born in Corinth at the end of the 4th century and during his life he was considered a pillar of Christianity and a model of monastic virtues.

While reading the Holy Scriptures, he began to admire the structure of the salvation of the human race from an early age, and his desire for a spiritual life led him to Jerusalem, where he entered a monastery and received initial instructions on monastic life. Christian faith, and fought against heresy.

Legend has it that he was a large and strong man, although he spent his entire life in strict fasting. Towards the end of his life, he remained in the monastic family of Saint Chariton, where the monks ate once a day at sunset.

The monks respected Kirjak as a healer and comforter of the sick and unwilling. He lived 109 years and died in 557 in the desert, where he spent his old age and the last years of his life.

The Orthodox calendar also mentions the consecration of the Basilica of St. Michael in the vicinity of Rome on this holiday, which is the explanation of the name of the holiday.

(Kurir.rs/Wikipedia)

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