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On Tuesday, December 22th, Orthodox believers in Ukraine revere Saint Anne – the mother of the Blessed Theotokos. This day is dedicated to the miracle of her conception of the Mother of God.
The party is popularly known as Anna Zimnyaya and Anna Dark or Anna; our ancestors believed that from this day a new year begins. About the main traditions and signs, as well as how to pray to a saint, read more in the OBOZREVATEL material.
Who is santa ana
Santa Anna was born in 1st century BC my. in the family of a priest Morning. Her and her husband Saint Joaquin lived in the city Nazareth of Galilee. According to legend, for 50 years they had no children, and when one day in the temple Joaquin was denied the right to make a sacrifice (the Jews considered it a shame not to have children), he retired to the desert. There an angel appeared to him, announcing the imminent birth of his daughter.
Around 16-15 a. C. my. Saint Anne gave birth to Mary – the child was given the name indicated by the angel. As a token of gratitude, the couple promised to dedicate the girl to God: at the age of three they introduced her to Temple of Jerusalem.
When Ana and Joaquín put María on the first step of the temple, to the amazement of those present, she herself was able to climb to the top, where she was received by the high priest Zacarías.
As it is said in Life, Joaquín died at the age of 80, a few years after the introduction of Mary into the temple, and Anna, at the age of 79, two years after the death of her husband. In recent years, he lived in the temple with his daughter.
Traditions on the day of Santa Ana
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On December 22, believers attend church to Pray for the health and happiness of your children. The infertile ask Santa Anna for a quick conception and pregnant women ask for an easy and successful delivery.
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Women in Anna’s position observed fasting, avoided hard work and did not leave the house: they tried to take special care of the child in the womb.
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On this day, the Orthodox also celebrate a feast in honor of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God. “Unexpected joy” Whereupon they pray for the forgiveness of sins, the healing of mental ailments, deafness and the conversion of the lost.
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Our ancestors believed that from Anna, winter finally comes to its own; in other regions it was said that on December 22 there was a shift for the summer or The new year begins.
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It was believed that from Anna’s Day wolves gather in flocks, and on Epiphany, after the shooting of hunters, they disperse.
What not to do on Santa Ana day
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Working around the house, embroidering – Anna’s day was considered a woman’s, so they tried to postpone all affairs of the fair sex for another day.
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Swear, argue, enrage, envy.
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Walking in the woods: wolves are especially dangerous.
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Leaving the house, stepping on sharp objects, making fire, sewing, knitting for pregnant women – superstitious people believe that this threatens the woman and the fetus with dangerous consequences.
Signs for December 22
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There are many buds on alder and birch, in the harvest year.
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Frost: cloudy weather on New Years Eve.
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It’s sunny in Anna, it will also be clear on New Years.
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It is raining, spring will be rainy.
Earlier OBOZREVATEL published the holiday schedule in Ukraine for 2021: next year there will be 115 official days off.
