What holiday is celebrated on September 20. Night of the Bats

26.09.2019

Troparion to the martyr Sozontus of Pompeo, tone 4

Thy martyr, O Lord, Sozont / in his suffering, an incorruptible crown is received from Thee, our God: / have Thy strength, / put down the tormentors, / crush and the demons of weak insolence. / With prayers / save our souls.

Translation: Thy, O Lord, Sozont, by his feat, received an incorruptible crown from Thee, our God; for he, having thy strength, cast down the tormentors, crushed the feeble audacity of the demons. Through his prayers, Christ God, save our souls.

Kontakion to the martyr Sozontus of Pompeo, tone 2

The true and God-wise martyr, / a skilled sufferer of piety, / having come down today, let us loudly praise, / Sozontes, the secret of grace, / the richest giver of healing // prays for Christ God for all of us.

Translation: A true and God-wise martyr, an experienced pious, having gathered today, we loudly glorify Sozontes, the keeper of secrets, the richest giver of healings, for he prays to Christ God for all of us.

Saint John, Archbishop of Novgorod

Troparion to Saint John, Archbishop of Novgorod, Tone 8

Today, the glorious Great Novgorod flaunts brightly, / having your relics in itself, Saint John, / like rays of the sun emitting / and giving healing to those flowing to the race of your relics. / Pray to Christ God to deliver this city is unharmed from barbarian captivity, / and internecine strife, and fire, / to the holy hierarch, the wise and miraculous, / heavenly man and earthly angel: / let love descend into your memory, / we celebrate brightly, rejoicing in songs and singing / and glorifying Christ, you are such the grace of the one who granted healings / / and intercession to Great Novgorod and statement.

Translation: Today, glorious Veliky Novgorod rejoices brightly, having yours at home, St. John, like the sun's rays emitting and giving healing to those who come to the cancer with your relics. Pray to Christ God for the preservation of this city unscathed from pagan captivity, and internecine war, and burning in a fire, the holy hierarch is God-wise and works miracles, a heavenly person and an earthly angel, but having gathered with love on the day of your memory, we lightly celebrate, in psalms and spiritual hymns rejoicing and glorifying Christ, who gave you such grace of healing and protection and strength to Veliky Novgorod.

Introparion to St. John, Archbishop of Novgorod, Tone 4

O Lord our God, / do things with us according to Your will, / do not leave Your mercy from us, / but through the prayers of Your Saint John / / arrange our life in the world.

Translation: Lord our God, who always does with us according to Yours, do not remove Your mercy from us, but through the prayers of Your Saint John, peacefully rule our lives.

Kontakion to St. John, Archbishop of Novgorod, Tone 4

The manifestly honest Church of Christ rejoiced / in memory of the blessed Saint John today, / who shone from the Great Novagrad, / and surprised the whole country with glorious miracles, / and adorned him with all the virtues. / And after his repose, more honestly His body was found incorruptible, / exuding great miracles. / In the same way we call to him: about all-blessedness! / / Pray to Christ God unceasingly for all of us.

Translation: Rejoice openly, venerable Church of Christ today, on the day of remembrance of St. John, worthy of eternal glorification, who shone from Veliky Novgorod, and surprised the whole country with glorious miracles, and was adorned by everyone. For even after his body was found incorruptible, exuding great miracles. Therefore, we call to him: “O all-blessed one! Pray to Christ God unceasingly for all of us.”

Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky

Troparion to the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky, tone 4

Christ, who came down from Heaven for us, / you followed in your labors, / Macarius, our father. / Pray him for us, who bless you, / grant us forgiveness of sins, / illuminate our hearts with love and humility / / and save souls our .

Translation: Christ, who came down from Heaven for us, you followed in your exploits, Macarius, our father. Pray for him for us, glorifying you, to grant us forgiveness of sins, to illumine our hearts with love and save our souls.

John Troparion to the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky, tone 4

With divine desire, all to yourself from the youthful age of the Lord, laying, / Thou hast appeared a lamp of light to your city, / teaching everyone the true faith and living a God-pleasing, / Hieromartyr Macarius, Ovruch praise. / For this sake, like a an immaculate lamb, persecuted by quarrelsome enemies, / ascended Thou art in the monastery of Kanevskaya, / where, like a good shepherd, thou hast laid down thy soul for thy sheep. not: / you exude health to those who are sick, consolation to the sad / and to all who honor you, fulfill every requirement, / / praying to Christ God that our souls be saved.

Translation: Aspiring to God from a young age, you dedicated yourself to the Lord, and appeared as a bright light for your city, teaching everyone the true faith and a charitable life, Hieromartyr Macarius, the glory of the city of Ovruch. Therefore, as an immaculate, persecuted by enemies - lovers of strife, you came to the Kanev Monastery, where, as a good one, you laid down your life for the sheep (). And now, to the cancer revered by all with those who give you many healings, we sinners, coming in sorrows, receive the gift of healing, which suffered a lot, for you always exude health to the sick, comfort to the sad and to everyone who honors you, you give everything you need, praying to Christ God for salvation our souls.

John Troparion to the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky, tone 8

To the all-honourable race of your multi-healing relics, / Reverend Martyr Macarius, / we, sinners, inflowingly, accept the gift of healing: / for you incessantly exude health to the sick, sad consolation / and all who honor you, fulfill every requirement // praying to Christ God to save souls ours.

Translation: To the cancer revered by all with your relics that give many healings, the Monk Martyr Macarius, we sinners, when we come, receive the gift of healing, for you always exude health to those who are sick, health, comfort to the sad and to everyone who reveres you, you give everything you need, praying to Christ God for salvation our souls.

Kontakion to the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky, Tone 4

With the imperishable beauty of your humble life / you glorified God on earth / and the purity of the Divine faith / you taught people to preserve, / accept the end of suffering with suffering, / you were glorified from God, / / Reverend Martyr Maca rie, our father.

Translation: With the imperishable beauty of your humble life, you glorified God on earth and taught people to preserve the purity of the Divine faith, while accepting death in a martyr's feat, you were glorified by God, the Monk Martyr Macarius, our Father.

En kontakion to the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky, tone 2

Your fasting and equal-angelic life / you have understood your deeds with suffering / and you have appeared as an angel, O God-blessed, you, Macarius, / praying to Christ God without ceasing / / for all of us.

Translation: You glorified your fasting and Angel-like life with your martyrdom and settled with the Angels, Macarius blessed in God, with them do not stop praying to Christ God for all of us.

Prayer to the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky

Oh, glorious Martyr Macarius, quick helper and warm intercessor of all who flow to you, with your intercession before the Lord, beg our Savior, may our souls be turned to repentance and correction, may he grant peace to our fatherland and all the earth, and may he help everyone we are firm to be in Orthodox faith and good deeds, may the spirit of malice and deceit be wedged from us and brotherly love instill in us, and may we bear spiritual fruit: love, goodness, mercy, unfeigned faith, meekness and temperance, and yes, crucified on earth our flesh with passions and lust and in the spirit, living and walking, let us be blessed with eternal life in the age to come, and, enjoying the sweetness of paradise with you and with all the saints, let us glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever , and forever and ever. Amen.

Venerable Elders of Optina

Troparion to the venerable elders of Optina, tone 6

The luminary of the Orthodox faith, / pillars of monasticism unshakable, / comfort of the Russian land, / reverend elders Optinstia, / having acquired the love of Christ / and believing your souls for children, / pray to the Lord, / may the earth be established your new Fatherland in Orthodoxy and piety // and will save our souls.

Translation: Lamps of the Orthodox faith, unshakable pillars of monasticism, helpers of the Russian lands, the elders of Optina, who acquired the love of Christ and believed their lives for their children, pray to the Lord, may your earthly Fatherland be established in Orthodoxy and save our souls.

Kontakion to the venerable elders of Optina, tone 4

Truly marvelous is God in His saints, / Deserts Optinu, like a helicopter city of eldership revealing, / where God enlightenment of the fathers, / the secret heart of the human leader, / the people of God, the saddener of goodness, appearing: / these are for the path of repentance burdened with sin, instructed, / wavering in faith by the light of Christ's teaching enlighten / and teach God's wisdom, / to the suffering and the weak suffered and granted healing. / Now, in the glory of God abiding, / / they pray unceasingly for our souls.

Translation: Truly amazing is God in His saints (), who revealed Optina as a garden, where the God-enlightened fathers, knowing the secrets of the human heart, became brave patrons of the people of God, for they directed those weighed down by sin on the path, enlightened with the light of Christ's teachings those who waver in faith and taught God's wisdom, suffered together with the weak and the afflicted, and granted healings. Now, abiding in the glory of God, they pray unceasingly for our souls.

In kontakion to the venerable elders of Optina, tone 6

Sorrows of the warmth of the people of God, / Reverend Fathers Optinstia, / confirmed sinners in repentance, / enriched the poor in spirit, / comforted those who weep, / satiated those who were hungry and thirsty for the truth, / exiled for the sake of righteousness Bo having suffered a living soul, / they have instructed the whole of nature to salvation. / Now abiding in the glory of Heaven, / / pray unceasingly for our souls.

Translation: Zealous intercessors of the people of God, the Reverend Fathers of Optina, who strengthened sinners in repentance, enriched the poor in spirit, comforted the weeping, satiated those who felt hunger and thirst in righteousness, suffered together with the souls persecuted for the truth of God, you directed everyone to salvation. Now, abiding in the glory of Heaven, pray unceasingly for our souls.

Prayer to the Reverend Elders of Optina

Oh, great saints of God, pillars and lamps of the Earth of Russia, venerable and God-bearing fathers of our Optinstia, Leo, Macarius, Moses, Antony, Hilarion, Ambrose, Anatoly, Isaac and Joseph, Barsanuphius, Anatoly Lie, Nectarios, Nikon and Isaac, according to the law of the Gospel who loved the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind, and to all the people of God for the salvation of the former; for the sake of this, under the protection of the Most Holy Lady of Our Lady of the Mother of God, to the monastery of Optina, founded by a repentant robber, flowed, along the narrow and lamentable path of humility and self-reproach until the end of your days, walking, the same for the gracious gifts having acquired the Holy Spirit abundantly; the old and the young, the noble and the simple, the wise of this age and the foolish, who did not expect anyone from those who come to you, who did not let go of vain and inconsolable, but enlightened everyone and spiritually resurrected with the light of the truth of Christ, your neighbors as to yourself, who have loved those in your heart accommodating, according to the words of the apostle, prophesying and edifying, admonishing and comforting. Pray to the Merciful Lord, to the abode of heavenly thief prudent with Himself, to grant us, unworthy, like a worker of the eleventh hour, a spirit of contrition, cleansing of the heart, preservation of the mouth, the rightness of deeds, wisdom of peace this, tears of repentance, shameless faith, unfeigned love, peace of mind and bodily health, may the Lord by your intercession grant us a good answer at His Terrible Judgment, delivering eternal torment, and may the Kingdom of Heaven be with you forever and ever. Amen.

Rev. Alexander Peresvet and Andrey Oslyaba

Troparion to Saints Alexander Peresvet and Andrey Oslyaba, tone 1

Warriors of the love of Christ, sufferers of obedience to praise, / Alexander the wondrous Peresvet and Andre Oslyabey named, / Sergius hegumen, blessed heirs, / Kulikovo battles of the spiritual warrior, / you are victorious over the serpent of Agarian. / But do not leave us with your intercession, / bodies in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin you rest, / your soul abides in the upper village. / Pray for the whole Russian Orthodox family, / our venerable relatives.

Translation: Christ-loving warriors, martyrs glorified by their own, Alexander the amazing Peresvet and Andrey, called Oslyabey, blessed heirs, Spiritual warriors of the Battle of Kulikovo, for you defeated the Tatar-Mongolian snake. But they didn’t leave us without their protection either, resting in bodies in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, souls in the heavenly village. Pray for the entire Russian Orthodox family, our reverend compatriots.

Kontakion to the Monk Alexander Peresvet and Andrey Oslyaba, tone 7

In the field of Kulikovo victorious Agarians / and crowned with crowns of glory, / Saint Martyrs Alexandra and Andrey, / pray to Christ God and defeat the enemy of the human race for us, / Preserve Orthodoxy / / and great mercy to our souls.

Translation: On the field of Kulikovo, the Tatar-Mongol defeated and were crowned with crowns of glory, martyrs Alexander and Andrei, pray to Christ God and us to defeat the enemy of the human race, to preserve Orthodoxy and receive great mercy for our souls.

Venerable Serapion of Pskov

Troparion to the Monk Serapion of Pskov, tone 8

With a fair amount of life, we accept the purity of virginity, Serapione, / and all the red of this world hated, / thou didst love the One Christ. your teacher, you were, / the same and we pray to you, remember us who honor your holy memory, let us call you // Rejoice, desert praise, reverend our father.

Translation: Having chosen purity of innocence as your life feat, Serapion, and having hated all earthly blessings, you have loved the One Christ. Therefore, you settled in the inner wilderness and lived with the beasts, you were a faster, like Christ, and a friend of Euphrosynus, your teacher, therefore we pray to you, remember us, who honor your holy memory, and we cry out to you: “Rejoice, glory to the hermits, our reverend father."

Kontakion to the Monk Serapion of Pskov, tone 4

From arrogance, skill, we accept humility, / the grace of God appeared to you, the zealot, God-bearing Serapion. following Christ with a lion and a cruel abode: / with vigil and prayer , and the image was your companion. / Now pray to the Lord, blessed God, / / save our souls.

Translation: In the struggle with you, you accepted the feat and began to take care of God, Serapion, for, kindled by the desire of Divine love, you left the fuss of life and was your teacher Euphrosynus in silence and a harsh life, following Christ. By vigil, prayer and fasting, you were an example for all who fasted. Now pray to the Lord, blessed in God, for the salvation of our souls.

Prayer to the Monk Serapion of Pskov

Oh, blessed is our Father Serapion! Today you stand before the Throne of the Unapproachable Light. Do not depart from us, servant of God (names), in spirit, preserving us from the arrows of the enemy and all the charms of demons and the wiles of the devil, our good shepherd. Look at us mercifully and raise those who are committed to the earth to the height of heaven: ask your intercession from the All-merciful God of our peace to His Church, deliverance from troubles and aversion and salvation from sins. Still, hasten to us the yoke of Christ in complacency, patience and spiritual joy, teach us to pray incessantly, so that we may be kept without blemish at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, you are joyful to Him, according to labors and ascetic labors, now you are standing glorifying with all the saints in the Trinity glorious Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea

Troparion to the Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea, tone 4

Thy martyr, O Lord, Eupsychia, / in his suffering receive an incorruptible crown from Thee, our God: / have Thy strength, / put down the tormentors, / crush and the demons of weak insolence. / With prayers / save our souls sha.

Translation: Your martyr, Lord, Eupsychius, by his feat received an incorruptible crown from You, our God; for he, having thy strength, cast down the tormentors, crushed the feeble audacity of the demons. Through his prayers, Christ God, save our souls.

Kontakion to the Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea, Tone 2

Thou hast appeared as a bright star, / uncharming world, / proclaiming the Sun of Christ, / with thy dawns, passion-bearing Eupsychia, / and thou hast quenched all charm: / give us light, / praying unceasingly for all of us.

Translation: You appeared to the world as a bright, not deceptive star, the sun - Christ - announcing with your radiance, Eupsychius, and quenched all seduction, but you give us light, praying unceasingly for all of us.

Hieromartyr Michael Tikhonitsky

Troparion to Hieromartyr Michael Tikhonitsky, Tone 4

Jealous of God-pleasing life with all your soul / and with martyr's blood you sealed fidelity to Christ. / Hieromartyr Michael, / pray to our All-good God, / may He save the Church and the Russian land from heresies, schisms, mint and fight, / strengthen us in Orthodoxy and unanimity, / / He will bestow upon us his mercy and by your prayers he will save our souls.

Translation: Striving for a charitable life with all your soul, you sealed your loyalty to Christ with your martyr's blood. Hieromartyr Michael, pray to our All-good God, may he save the Church and the Russian land from schisms, rebellion and war, strengthen us in Orthodoxy and unanimity, send us his mercy and, through your prayers, save our souls.

Kontakion to Hieromartyr Michael Tikhonitsky, Tone 1

In the city of Orlov, you were a good shepherd and the first new martyr of the Vyatka lands. / Likewise, you prayed for your murderers, / crying out to the Lord for their forgiveness. / And now at the throne of the Lover of Man stands / for the forgiveness of our sins do not stop calling, / Hieromartyr Michael, / / our warm intercessor and quick helper.

Translation: In the city of Orlov, you were a wonderful shepherd and the first Vyatka land. Like the Savior, you prayed for your killers, crying out to the Lord for their forgiveness. And now, standing before the Lover of Man, do not stop crying out for the forgiveness of our sins, Hieromartyr Michael, our zealous intercessor and quick helper.

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The Savior proves His heavenly mission by the testimony of John the Baptist - they are silent, for there was nothing to say against it, but they still do not believe. Another time, by His deeds, he proved the same - they came up with a twist about the “prince of demons” (,). But when this twist was shown to be completely inappropriate, they also fell silent, but still they did not believe. So the infidels always do not believe, no matter what you tell them and no matter how convincingly you prove the truth: they can’t say anything against it, but everyone does not believe. One would say: their minds are broken by paralysis, but they talk sensibly about other subjects. Only when it comes to faith, they begin to get confused in concepts and words. They also get confused when they put forward their views as a replacement for the positions of faith, given by God. Here they raise doubt to such a support that your strong rock. Listen to their whole theory - the child will figure out that this is a cobweb, but they do not see it. Incredible blindness! The stubbornness of non-believers can also be explained by unwillingness to believe, but where does unwillingness come from? And why does it take such power in this case that it forces an intelligent person to consciously adhere to an illogical way of thinking? There is darkness here - isn't it from the father of darkness?

IN THE WORLD

Independence Day of South Ossetia.

Day of oilmen of Azerbaijan.

Day of the customs officer of Belarus. The peculiarity of the geographical position of Belarus, which consists in the lack of access to the sea, as well as the borders with five countries since ancient times contributed to the development and strengthening of customs rules and regulations in the country.

Entrepreneur's Day in Kyrgyzstan.

In 1378 the beginning of the Great Schism (or Great Schism) in the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan went on a trip around the world. On September 20, 1519, the navigator Ferdinand Magellan departed from the port of Sanlucar at the head of a flotilla of five ships (Trinidad, San Antonio, Santiago, Concepcion and Victoria) towards Rio de Janeiro.

In 1946 the opening of the first Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival is the most prestigious and widely publicized event in the film industry. Every year, stars, film professionals and amateurs gather on the famous Croisette in the resort town of Cannes (France).

In 2002 The World Conference of Mayors opened in Athens. On September 20, 2002 in Athens, under the chairmanship of Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Second Conference of Mayors of World Cities began its work. The first founding Conference was held in Paris in March 2000.

IN RUSSIA

Recruiter's Day in Russia. No matter how unusual and difficult to pronounce the word "recruiter" (English recruitment - selection of personnel, recruitment), Recruiter's Day has been unofficially celebrated in Russia for more than 10 years.

HR Manager Day- this is the Day of a specialist in personnel management (HR - from English - human resources). This professional holiday is celebrated by all personnel specialists on the third Wednesday of September.

In 1802 ministries were established in Russia instead of collegiums.

In 1862 The Millennium of Russia monument was unveiled in Novgorod. In Novgorod (8) September 20, 1862, in the presence of Emperor Alexander II with his family and retinue, the Millennium of Russia monument was solemnly opened - the first monument dedicated to the Russian state.

In 1862 The first conservatory in Russia was opened in St. Petersburg. On the initiative of A.G. Rubinstein - an outstanding pianist, composer and public figure, and under the patronage of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, on the basis of the classes of the Russian Musical Society (8), on September 20, 1862, the opening of the first conservatory took place.

Name day. Alexander, Andrei, Vasily, Grigory, Eugene, Ivan, Lev, Makar, Mikhail, Nikolai, Peter, Stepan.

Born on this day.(1613) Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, French statesman of the Fronde, Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal de Retz. (1778) Thaddeus Bellingshausen, Russian navigator, admiral. (1916) Sid Chaplin, English writer. (1934) Sophia Loren, Italian actress and singer, Oscar winner.

according to the folk calendar. Bow day. Among the people, onions were highly respected as an extremely useful plant. It was used as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for colds, applied to abscesses and tumors. The girls washed their hair with a decoction of onion peel, which made them strong and shiny. If the loss of livestock began, the bulbs were strung on a thread and this “necklace” was hung around the neck of cows and horses.

According to the lunar calendar. Moon phase: Fourth quarter, waning moon. We have to reckon with the fact that today is the most dangerous of all the difficult days of the lunar month. At this time, the days of Hecate come, black moonless nights - the new moon is about to come, and the Moon is not visible in the sky. Darkness thickens, people weaken, energy is depleted. An increase in nervous tension, an accumulation of stress, as well as a depressed mood, anxiety, and a decrease in overall tone are likely.

IN THE WORLD

Independence Day of South Ossetia .

Day of oilmen of Azerbaijan.

Entrepreneur's Day in Kyrgyzstan .

In 1378 the beginning of the Great Schism (or Great Schism) in the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan went on a trip around the world. On September 20, 1519, the navigator Ferdinand Magellan departed from the port of Sanlúcar at the head of a flotilla of five ships (“Trinidad”, “San Antonio”, “Santiago”, “Concepcion” and “Victoria”) towards Rio de Janeiro.

IN RUSSIA

In 1802 ministries were established in Russia instead of collegiums.

In 1862 Monument "Millennium of Russia" was opened in Novgorod. In Novgorod (8) September 20, 1862, in the presence of Emperor Alexander II with his family and retinue, the Millennium of Russia monument was solemnly opened - the first monument dedicated to the Russian state.

Name day. Alexander, Andrei, Vasily, Grigory, Eugene, Ivan, Lev, Makar, Mikhail, Nikolai, Peter, Stepan.

according to the folk calendar . Bow day. Among the people, onions were highly respected as an extremely useful plant. It was used as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for colds, applied to abscesses and tumors. The girls washed their hair with a decoction of onion peel, which made them strong and shiny. If the loss of livestock began, the bulbs were strung on a thread and this “necklace” was hung around the neck of cows and horses.

It is not for nothing that people call September the evening of the year. His days, like twilight, are melting before our eyes, giving way to one another. And on September 20, the day of the onion tear came to celebrate.

Once upon a time, onions were considered a festive day in Rus'. True, they met him not at the table, but in the garden during cleaning. But the dignity of Father Luk did not suffer at all from this. After all, he fed and treated the entire peasant family, from young to old. No wonder they said about him: "Onion - from seven ailments," or here's another: "Onion and a bath will fix everything."

During the "pestilence and other sticky diseases," bunches of onions were hung in the rooms, and during the mass loss of livestock, onion-garlic wreaths were put on the animals' necks, firmly believing that such measures would protect people and their cattle from any trouble.

At the same time, no one, even in the most desperate moments, could afford to eat at least one of the smallest onions of the new crop before Sozontov's day (September 20). After all, according to legend, until the whole bow is collected, you can’t touch it, otherwise everything will rot or dry out. Therefore, the independent owners of the onion ridges followed with special vigilance in order to stop both the thief and the malicious joker in time.

This was not an easy and simple matter, because in the old days onions were planted in multi-meter ridges, measuring the harvested crop with carts. And then, honoring the traditions, they took their onion wealth to the nearest city for sale, although such trade was never considered particularly profitable: “To trade onions is to gird ourselves with a bast.” Is this the point, even if the cost of the bow is not great, but its value is high.

They said: "Onion is a vegetable from seven ailments." It was believed that this is one of those products that help fight a variety of diseases. Therefore, on September 20, they tried to finish harvesting onions, stock up for the winter and sell the rest.

On September 20, the festivities of the guys began, because at the end of the field work, the young men went to recruits, and they were given a little time to relax and have fun. So, the guys put on festive clothes and went to visit, arranged comic fights, took part in games.

On this day, the memory of the martyr Sozont, the Monk Luke and Seraphim of Pskov is venerated.

Folk omens for September 20

A lot of husks on onions - the winter will be harsh
If a person was born on September 20, then he will be an excellent healer. As a talisman, he is recommended to wear heliotrope and amber.
If at least one onion is baked before all the onions are harvested from the garden, it is a sign that the harvest will be poor.

Mch. Sozonta. St. John, archbishop Novgorod. Prmch. Macarius Kanevsky. Rev. Macarius of Optina. Rev. Serapion of Pskov. App. from 70 Evod and Onesiphorus. Mch. Eupsychia. Rev. Luke.

September 20 - Sozont. Luke

Sozontes, a young shepherd from Cilicia, lived at the end of the 3rd century. His divinely inspired speeches attracted people, many of them were baptized. One day Sozontes dozed off under a mighty oak near a clear spring. And he had a vision that this place would be famous for miracles and healings. Leaving the sheep to another shepherd, the saint went to a pagan temple, where he broke off his hand from a golden idol, crushed it into pieces and distributed it to the poor. Not wanting anyone to suffer for him, he went to the governor Maximian. After a long torment, Sozontes betrayed his soul to the Lord, many miracles occurred at his tomb, and the spring, where he had a vision, became healing.

Onion harvesting begins everywhere, which continues for a week.

From that day on, there is a trade in onions.

The “onion” orientation of the day is explained not so much by the fact that the time has really come to remove the onion, harvest it for the winter, and sell the surplus, but by the mention in the calendar, along with other saints, of the Monk Luke, who lived in the 10th century. The consonance of the name of the saint with the garden plant turned out to be sufficient to recognize the day of remembrance of the Monk Luke as an "onion day" - that is, the most favorable for all work related to the onion.

The fact that our ancestors loved the play on words is also confirmed by a saying built on the homonymy of the word "onion" - a weapon and a garden plant:

A bow is good both in battle and in cabbage soup.

By the type and quality of the bulbs determined:

A lot of clothes on the bulbs - to be cold in winter.

In some places it was forbidden to burn (burn) onion skins during the onion week, otherwise, it was believed, the bulbs would begin to rot. In others, there was such a belief: “... if you bake at least one onion before the whole onion is harvested from the garden, then it will all dry out, because the gardeners set up especially vigilant supervision behind the onion beds so that someone maliciously does not committed” [Ryzhenkov, 64].

Onion not only occupied an important place in the diet of the Russian people, its healing properties have long been well known.

Bow from seven ailments.

Bow and bath all rule.

In the old Russian herbal medicine books it was written: “During a pestilence or other sticky diseases, bundles of onions should be hung in the rooms, which is why the infection does not penetrate into them, and the air in the chambers will be cleared”; “During the cattle case, more bulbs and garlic heads are strung on a string and tied around the necks of cows, horses and other domestic animals so that they do not get infected” [Slav, antiquities, 3; 143].

Many sayings, proverbs, riddles, jokes, ironic expressions, etc. are dedicated to Luke. For example: Onion Mountain; In our land, as if in paradise, you can’t eat even half of onions and mountain ash; Trade onions - with onion wattle (bast) and gird (this saying is about the fact that the onion trade was considered an unprofitable business); Naked, naked, but you need an onion in cabbage soup! Here's a priest's onion, peeled - ready; know, honor, and when I die, remember!

Riddles about the bow:

There is a pop on the beds, all in patches,

whoever looks, everyone will cry.

Marfutka sits in four fur coats,

who kisses, he will wrinkle.

Everyone loves me, but how to undress - shed tears.