Tomorrow we celebrate the Little Lady, in this big party make sure you look at the sky and don’t do this

Mala Gospojina, Photo: Printskrin

Tomorrow, the Serbian Orthodox Church and the faithful will celebrate the Birth of the Blessed Mother of God, a holiday popularly known as the Little Lady. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on the day the Blessed Virgin Mary was born in Nazareth, at the home of Joaquín and Ana, and is one of the largest votive festivals.

Joachim and Anna were infertile for a long time, without children. When they were old, they begged God to give them a son, to make them happy as he once made Abraham and Sarah happy by giving them a son, Isaac. One day, while praying to God in the garden under the laurel, an angel appeared to Anna and told her that her voice had reached heaven and that she would soon be a mother.

At that moment, Ana vowed to give the child to God, to serve him throughout the century. God gave them a daughter, but also a Mother of God. Old Ana gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Marija, which means tall or lover.

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People celebrate this holiday with colorful customs, mostly dedicated to birth. It is highly valued by Serbs, and fairs and other festivities, celebrations, and prayers are held in most places.

Also, in Mala Gospojina, many plan and organize weddings and weddings because, according to tradition, she gives a special blessing to the newlyweds, the faithful and the married on this day.

Autumn weddings in Serbia, since ancient times, began with the Little Lady.

In agriculture, Mala Gospojina marked the time when the plowing and sowing of winter crops began. At that time various livestock festivals were organized.

The herbs collected between Velika and Mala Gospojina are believed to have special healing properties, and the eggs from that period can be kept fresh all year round, so they are left for planting, the chickens hatched these days will be good carriers.

Many families celebrate the Little Lady as their Baptismal Glory.

The Little Lady of Šumadija is considered a great party and celebration. The hosts, who do not celebrate the glory, go with their family, ceremoniously prepared, to various and numerous assemblies and fairs, which are held around the churches, that is, at the doors of the churches. This day is good for celebrating weddings and engagements. A large cattle fair is held in Glamočko polje.

The most important fairs in Serbia are in Negotin and Sabac, with the fact that the Negotin fair has a very long tradition.

It is also believed that when it is clear on these holidays, it will be sunny during the fall, but also in the winter.

Mala Gospojina is one of the feasts of the Mother of God and is immovable, which means that it has a fixed place on the church calendar and is marked with a red letter.

Other festivals of the Mother of God are the Presentation, the Encounter, the Annunciation, the Assumption of the Blessed Mother of God (Velika Gospojina), as well as those that mark the memory of events in her life, such as the Holy Shroud of the Holy Mother of God.