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Tomorrow, the Serbian Orthodox Church and the faithful will mark the day of the Holy Great Martyr Dimitrije.
The holiday is better known to people like Mitrovdan, and it ranks fifth on the list of the biggest Serbian holidays according to the number of those who celebrate it. Mitrovdan is a fixed or permanent holiday, which means that it is always the same date: November according to the new calendar or October 26 according to the old calendar. – and is marked on the church calendar with a red letter.
Numerous temples were dedicated to Saint Demetrius in medieval Serbia, including the church in the Patriarchate of Pec and the chapel in the Visoki Decani monastery. On Mitrovdan’s Eve and on St. George’s, everyone should be at home, because whoever is not home at that time will spend the night in someone else’s houses all year round. This is also considered the most important custom of Mitrovdan.
It is also customary among our people to release servants whose contracts have expired in Mitrovdan and to hire new ones.
It is also believed somewhere that Mitrovdan must complete all the important work in the field and other things that are done abroad. It is believed that after Mitrovdan, winter can surprise by the hour, which is why the opinion has been established that it is bad luck if you leave a job after a big vacation.
This day is also known for the fact that the hajduks parted at that time to overwinter in the hideouts and meet again next year on St George’s Day. This is how the motto was created: Mitrovdanak – farewell of the hajduk and Đurđevdanak – meeting of the hajduk.
If by chance it snows on November 8, it is said that Saint Demetrius arrived on a white horse, and it is believed that the snow cover will last until April. If it’s cloudy, a warm winter awaits us, and if it’s clear, according to popular belief. , the winter ahead is hard. In Serbia, there is also a belief that young children should not be scolded in Mitrovdan, no matter how wrong or rude, because then they will supposedly be mean all year round.
The inhabitants of Šumadija have long placed targets in every corner of Mitrovdan’s room to protect them from mice. On this day, women do not touch the spindle, the combs, or the scissors.
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