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The Orthodox holiday of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary means the great triumph of faith and the appearance to the World of the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Lord. Her appearance in the Light of God was a miracle, as was the immaculate conception, which revealed the Savior to the World.

History of the celebration

According to Tradition, the Virgin Mary was born in Jerusalem.

But in the Russian Orthodox Church there is a widespread version, which was universally adhered to by Saint Demetrius of Rostov, that Her birth into the world of God happened in Nazareth, where her parents Joachim and Anna lived.

Birth of the Virgin Mary

So... North of Jerusalem in the mountainous region near the Ezdrelon Valley lay the small town of Nazareth. This city, like its inhabitants, was not famous for anything significant, so there was an opinion among the Jews that nothing good could come from Nazareth.

But a married couple lived in this town; it was them who God chose to be the parents of the Mother of the Savior of the World. Coming from a royal family and the daughter of a high priest, Joachim and Anna were wealthy people, had wealth, servants and a household. But this did not prevent them from treating each other reverently, leading a God-fearing life, and showing acts of mercy. For these qualities, the townspeople loved the pious Christian family very much.

But the spouses were very depressed by the absence of children, and in those days it was a sign of God’s punishment (wrath). But the couple did not complain, they constantly begged for the gift of joy in life in the form of a long-awaited baby, although in their advanced years the birth of a child, in principle, was no longer possible.

The Virgin Mary and her parents

Angel's Message

One day Joachim withdrew into the desert to pray intensely and keep a strict fast. The righteous wife, recognizing the guilt of childlessness, grieved greatly and began to pray even more fervently to God for the gift of a child. And then a miracle happened - an Angel of the Lord descended from Heaven and announced to her that the prayer had been heard by the Creator and that a conception would soon take place, from which a daughter would be born into the family, blessed, above all earthly daughters, and ordered her to be named Maria.

The same Angel appeared to Joachim. He announced to him the imminent birth of his daughter. In response, the righteous husband promised that if it happened that Anna gave birth to a daughter, he would certainly give her to serve God.

The righteous man headed to Jerusalem, where Anna was waiting for him at the golden gates, and together they returned to Nazareth. And after the expiration of the pregnancy, the woman gave birth to a daughter, whom the parents named Mary, as the Angel ordered.

Joachim arranged a grand feast, to which many people were convened. During the feast, the father raised his daughter and asked the priests to bless her.

Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Fresco by Giotto

The meaning of the holiday

It was at a time when the world was experiencing a severe decline in moral values and there was a great need for a revival of faith that the Blessed Virgin was born. It was She who was chosen by the Creator to be the most worthy of the worthy in order to be the Mother of God and reveal to the world in the form of human nature the Son of God.

The birth of Mary brought the earthly world closer to the Kingdom of God, to the knowledge of truth and eternal life in Christ. And the Mother of God Herself was destined to be the merciful Intercessor of Orthodox Christians.

How to celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Since the 6th century, believers have rushed to churches where solemn services are held. People glorify God and the day when the Lord gave the world, in the form of the Most Pure Virgin, hope for the coming of the Savior to the world.

Housewives baked bread with the letters “P” and “B”, which meant “Nativity of the Virgin Mary”. They were distributed to all family members, relatives, friends, and kept under the icon of Jesus Christ until the day of His Nativity. It was believed that by eating a piece of this bread with prayer, it was possible to be cured of all kinds of ailments.

In the Holy Land, Jerusalem and Nazareth become centers of pilgrimage during these holidays. A huge stream of believers flocks to shrines associated with the earthly life of the Queen of Heaven. People especially strive to visit the source of the Virgin Mary and the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary in Nazareth, the Greek Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem. According to Tradition, it was built on the site where Mary’s parents’ house previously stood.

On this day, Heaven hears all the prayers of Orthodox Christians, so it is necessary to repent of sins, thank the Creator and prayerfully ask for the fulfillment of what is asked.

Important point! On the day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, you should not drink alcoholic beverages, meat or non-lenten foods. It's a fast day! Physical work is prohibited, quarrels and judgments are taboo. It is necessary to maintain spiritual purity, practice virtue, and help in word and deed.

Icon "Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary"

Holiday customs: what can and should be done on this day

The Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the world is considered a women's holiday, when every lady should be revered as a continuator of the family.

Childless women attend a festive service, after which they arrange a dinner and invite the poor to the table, so that after the meal they pray for the hostess, who dreams of giving her a baby. It is believed that the prayers of the Mother of God for the gift of children, offered precisely on the day of Her Nativity, have special power.

Previously, this Mother of God holiday was considered the beginning of the new year. It was customary to light a torch and not extinguish it even at night. When the first one burned out, the next one was ignited and so on. In modern times, some believers adhere to this tradition: they constantly have a lamp burning near their icons, day and night.

The Day of the Nativity of the Mother of God began the matchmaking countdown: from this day on, matchmakers were sent to the houses of unmarried girls. On this day it is also good to have a wedding - the family will always be under the Protection of the Queen of Heaven.

From ancient times to the present day, there has been a tradition: women went to the pond early in the morning. It is believed that if a girl or woman washes her face before sunrise, the beauty of her face will remain until old age. Of course, there is something pagan in this, but there is no harm.

From the week of Christmas, housewives removed onions from the beds, and before it began, it was necessary to remove all other crops from the fields. Villagers sowed fields with rye, and beekeepers prepared hives for wintering.

Folk signs

September 21 is the day of the autumnal equinox. From this date, daylight hours gradually decrease, and nights, on the contrary, become longer. By the weather, people determined what the coming autumn and winter would be like.

Birds rise up into the sky - autumn will not come soon. If flocks of birds huddle close to the ground and look for food, then a harsh and hungry winter should be expected.

A clear sun on the Mother of God means the continuation of autumn and the preservation of warmth until October.

The morning sky is starry and clear - for the imminent onset of frost.

Fog at Christmas is a harbinger of rain. If it dissipates quickly, you should expect alternating rainy and clear weather.

Rain from early morning means bad weather for another 40 days and a cold winter.

On September 21, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated. The holiday is also called the Second Most Pure.

Today’s material contains Merry Christmas greetings to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: congratulations in prose and SMS

Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary! I wish that prayers to God would be heard, that a miracle would happen every day, that the Lord would lend a helping hand in moments of hardship, and that an Angel would stand over your shoulder in moments of joy.

Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I wish you a bright and kind path through life, on which you will meet only good people, I wish you pure and good thoughts of the soul, with which you will make your life happier and more joyful. May every day bring grace and peace, may the Most Holy Theotokos protect you from hardships and troubles.

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Happy Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we congratulate all Christians! May love, happiness, kindness and joy descend upon you. May the Virgin Mary help in all your endeavors, and may your hearts be filled with pure faith.

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I congratulate you with all my heart on this wonderful holy holiday! I wish you peace of mind, family harmony, strong love and good intentions! May the Most Holy Theotokos protect you and your loved ones!

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The Most Holy Mother of God was born on this September day. She gave life to the Lord, thereby blessing all humanity. We wish peace, light, goodness and pure thoughts to every Christian!

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: congratulations in verses and SMS

Christmas today is unusual -

Feast of the Holy Mother of God!

Let your success be personal,

Joy does not pass by.

May all prayers be heard,

Let love suddenly fill your heart!

Believe in miracles, believe in higher powers!

And into the warmth of the holy magical hands!

On the day of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Let a miracle happen.

Let your heart be filled with happiness,

There will be paradise in your soul.

Let neither illness nor sorrow

They will never find you.

There will be good news

Only years bring joy.

I wish you a Merry Christmas,

And on the feast of the Holy Mother of God,

My friend, may your home be filled with

Good luck, joy and warmth!

Let kindness not leave you,

There will always be a smile on your lips,

A good dream come true

Let happiness bloom before your eyes!

I congratulate you today,

I wish you the best!

Holy Mother of God

Let success promise!

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Born to bring us salvation,

Her birth will not fade into oblivion,

She protects our families and loved ones

Faith is our meaning of life.

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The heart is so warm and wonderful,

Like two soft wings

Hug, protect -

Mother of God works.

Holy Mother of Light

Let him reward you with love,

On this New Year's holiday

The soul will be illuminated with happiness!

Every year on September 21, the Orthodox Church celebrates a great holiday - the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was erected in honor of the miraculous birth of the Virgin Mary from elderly parents - pious Anna and Joachim. The holiday was first mentioned in the 5th century.

There is little information about the Mother of God in the New Testament. The story of Her life was brought to us by legend, according to which the parents of the Virgin Mary came from the family of David. The Church calls them holy Fathers of God, because in the flesh they are the ancestors of Jesus.

Miraculously, the Divine Providence for the salvation of humanity manifested itself on Anna and Joachim: after 50 years of married life, childless Anna conceived and gave birth to the Virgin Mary. Even before the girl was born, the Angel gave her the name Maria. She became the only and most holy Virgin, Who was predicted to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah: “Behold, a virgin shall be with child and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel” (Is. 7:14).

history of the holiday

Like other Mother of God feasts, the establishment dates back to a relatively late time. The official introduction of this holiday is presumably attributed to the end of the 6th or beginning of the 7th century.

According to the author of an article in the English-language Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), the first mention of the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is the hymns of Roman the Sweet Singer, written in the period from 536 to 556. The appearance of the holiday is most likely connected with the increased veneration of the Mother of God after the Council of Ephesus under the influence of the later apocrypha. The festival appears to have originated in the early 6th century, initially in the Greek Church, and very soon after appeared in Rome and spread to their daughter churches.

The holiday was not widespread in the West and did not have a solemn service until the 12th-13th centuries. Only at the Council of Lyon (1245) did Pope Innocent IV make the octave of the holiday mandatory for the entire Western Church, and Pope Gregory XI (1370-1378) established a vigil (vigilia) with fasting and a special liturgical service for the holiday.

How to celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Since the 6th century, believers have rushed to churches where solemn services are held. People praise God and the day when God gave the world, in the form of the Most Pure Virgin, hope for the Savior to come into the world.

The Holy Land - Jerusalem and Nazareth - become the center of pilgrimage on these holidays. A huge stream of believers flocks to shrines associated with the earthly life of the Queen of Heaven. People especially strive to visit the source of the Virgin Mary and the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary in Nazareth, the Greek Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem. According to Tradition, it was built on the site where Mary’s parents’ house previously stood.

On this day, Heaven hears all the prayers of Orthodox Christians, so it is necessary to repent of sins, thank the Creator and prayerfully ask for the fulfillment of what is asked.

On September 21, Orthodox Christians celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Orthodox Church understands this event itself as the beginning of the fulfillment of God’s promised salvation of the human race from destruction. She was born who miraculously gave the world a Son - Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So that you can beautifully congratulate your family and friends on this wonderful holiday, we have selected congratulations for you, heartfelt words in poetry and prose, as well as congratulatory pictures.

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Happy birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we congratulate all Christians! May love, happiness, kindness and joy descend upon you. May the Virgin Mary help in all your endeavors, and may your hearts be filled with pure faith.

There are hundreds of candles burning in churches,
And they go to kneel
There are millions of people before the saint.

Mother of God Virgin Mary,
Protect us from trouble, protect us.
You, who gave birth to a son for God,
Forgive us, your sinful children.

On the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
I want to ask for love
So that what my soul really wants comes true,
And my heart was pounding in my chest.
May the Lord save you from despondency,
And protects you from anger,
Turn to heaven in prayer,
And the Lord will not pass by words.

On the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
I wish you happiness and endless strength,
Let sorrows and sorrows fly away forever,
And neither bitterness nor trouble will knock on the house.
Hope lives in the soul, and faith will not fail,
And even in a dark heart, love always lives,
I want everything in the world to open up to heaven,
And on a holiday we visited the Orthodox Church again.

May the Mother of God with her holy power
Will fill souls and fill every home
Boundless happiness, pure light and peace,
Kindness, love, faith in God and warmth.

Happy Mother of God Day, I congratulate you,
Let only kind words sound,
May the joy in life never leave you -
I wish you this Christmas with all my heart!

On the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
All sorrows and sorrows will go away.
May your soul be filled with happiness,
And the prayers will reach the sky.

May our heavenly Intercessor,
It will help you in your endeavors.
Life will become like a charming fairy tale,
It was as if heaven had arrived on earth.

Christmas today is unusual -
Feast of the Holy Mother of God!
Let your success be personal,
Joy does not pass by.

May all prayers be heard,
Let love suddenly fill your heart!
Believe in miracles, believe in higher powers!
And into the warmth of the holy magical hands!

I congratulate you today
Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary,
And I wish - may in life from now on
Happiness and joy are eternal.

Let in your tender, vulnerable soul
Faith in miracles lives to the end,
If you believe, with divine help
Miracles always happen!

Merry Christmas to the Virgin Mary, dear,
My dear friend!
On this holiday, be happy
And let your friends be nearby.

Christmas means everything will work out!
The Mother of God will give help,
You pray and your wish will come true,
Only the Lord will not betray you!

I wish you a Merry Christmas,
And on the feast of the Holy Mother of God,
My friend, may your home be filled with
Good luck, joy and warmth!

Let kindness not leave you,
There will always be a smile on your lips,
A good dream come true
Let happiness bloom before your eyes!

Merry Christmas
Glorious Mother of God!
May the world day after day
All dreams will come true!

Let everything be just like this
Whatever you want in life!
Fortunately, having taken the first step,
Expect more!

On the day of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Let a miracle happen.
Let your heart be filled with happiness,
There will be paradise in your soul.

Let neither illness nor sorrow
They will never find you.
There will be good news
Only years bring joy.

Under the whisper of golden leaves
And the melodious ringing of the gospel,
I hasten to congratulate you from the bottom of my heart,
Merry Christmas of the Blessed Virgin to you!
Celebrate that wonderful moment
When She appeared to the world
And the miraculous bright face,
What gives us warmth and strength!
May the Lady guide you
The most faithful will indicate in life,
Where sadness will disappear forever,
There will be no grief, evil and filth!
Live with faith in goodness,
Under the care of the Mother of God,
So that the sun of joy rises,
Filling the house with warmth and laughter!

Blessed Virgin Mary,
With faith in your heart and a pure soul, pray,
So that your dreams come true, your family loves you
And a happy life was filled with warmth!
Rise in your faith above the dullness of everyday life,
Let the streak of failures bypass fate,
Share your happiness and your life will be
The brightest, but the heart will not be touched by a tear!

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
The holiday is bright, great and joyful,
In honor of the most worthy birthday girl,
The ringing of bells is heard, blessed!
I congratulate you on this holiday,
Let Faith live in your soul,
I wish you great happiness
May you always be lucky in everything!

Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Congratulations today.
May there be health and strength,
May the family be happy.
May the Queen of Heaven protect you
From troubles and despondency, from quarrels.
Let it only be filled with light
Your beautiful, worthy home.

We firmly believe that on this day,
Miracles are sure to happen
The Mother of God from heaven sends us joy,
Blesses for good deeds.
Congratulations on the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
We wish everyone peace and happiness from the bottom of our hearts,
May faith in God always live in your heart,
Prosperity, health to everyone, family warmth.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ‒
This holiday is filled with love!
I congratulate you on it and wish you
So that the Angel clings to the headboard!

Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Congratulations to the Orthodox people!
I wish you patience and joy,
May everything turn out well in life!

On a clear day autumn leaves
The wind will lift you up in an instant,
Our Lady of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Forming a face in the sky.
Hail, Holy Virgin!
Hail, Joyful Mother!
In Your honor, as in spring May,
The sun will shine!

What fell like a lot -
Always an unbreakable plan!
On land, in water and in the sky ‒
The will of the Lord is firm!
God's mercy has appeared
She who is pure -
The Mother of God appeared
For the Birth of Christ!

Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary
I congratulate you with all my heart!
Let her take care of you
May troubles pass by!

Only peace, health, good luck
I wish you at this hour
And great wealth to boot,
And happy, shining eyes!

The incense turned my head again,
I fell to my knees in front of the icon,
And again I asked God for everything,
So that my mind can be freed from eclipses.
You will meet the Mother of God on the way,
And I know that she will help you,
You just have to find faith again,
And he will leave immediately, which is alarming.

Merry Christmas greetings to the Blessed Virgin Mary in prose

Merry Christmas to the Blessed Virgin Mary! Let the purity and light of this holiday fill your soul with grace, and let your faith be sincere and strong. And then real miracles will certainly happen in your life.

Merry Christmas greetings to our Most Holy Lady Theotokos, may all our souls be filled with only joy and radiance on this bright day. May she grant us all blessings in family life and support those in need of protection. Hail the Mother of God, Virgin Mary!

Today is a bright holiday - the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I sincerely congratulate you and wish you lightness and holiday in your soul, family happiness, love and trust, right life decisions, honesty, good nature and mercy! May the Most Holy Theotokos keep you under her roof and protect you from all sorrows and illnesses!

We cordially congratulate you on this bright, great holiday, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary!
With all our hearts we wish you and your loved ones to always be under the merciful protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, so that all adversity will pass by, peace, joy, prosperity and love to you!

Beautiful poems about the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

That day long ago was no different
From the old days of pagan times.
It also began and ended
For many peoples and tribes.

The arrogant Caesar Augustus ruled the world,
The sea was noisy, the clouds were floating...
Who celebrated their birthday with a feast,
Who died in the bed of a poor man.

They walked, bought, sold,
And the most vigilant man that day
I barely managed to notice even during the day
The canopy that has risen over the whole earth.

Saving, kind, alive
She rose above the fallen world.
And people lived without suspecting
What is this - the Mother of God was born!
(monk Barnabas (Sanin))

We bow our knees before Her
And help with tea from God the Creator:
Be an intercessor for us all to the end!

In the glory of heaven You shine brightly
And you tearfully beg the Lord for us.
Your prayers are full of strength and hope -
And God has mercy on us today, as before.

Like an unquenchable and eternal candle,
You stand before God in heartfelt petition,
And the Savior will heed your sighs,
And leads serious sinners to repentance.

For Your name is a relief for the sick,
And for demons there is a scourge, and fire, and torment.
Let us cross ourselves, brothers, diligently
And in this evil and rebellious world

Let us raise our call to the Most Pure Virgin,
And God Almighty is ready to help us:
He will send us strength and courage -
And he will lead us into eternal peace after death.

We cry warmly to the Queen of Heaven,
We bow our knees before Her.
(St. Nicholas of Serbia)

Among the mountains, in a deep hollow,
keeping the legends of ancient years,
still shows off to this day
holy city of Nazareth.

In labors, incessant prayer
lived out his quiet life here
pious person -
Joachim with his wife Anna.

It's been in their hair for a long time
the gray hairs of old age will be silvered,
The fire in my eyes has long gone out,
wrinkles appeared on his forehead.

Strength weakens; but the supports are
alas, there are no honest elders,
and maybe I'll have to soon
childless they should leave the world,

and a generation will not see
their days of the coming of Christ,
when redemption is accomplished, -
prophets' bright dream.

And the heart of the elders is constantly
ached with secret melancholy,
and sometimes bitter tears
lila the yearning Anna.

But then other days have come
for the poor elders - finally
The Creator took pity on them, -
they had a daughter, Maria.

A wonderful baby is born
seemed like a sweet dream to the elders,
like a heavenly vision
a peaceful home dawned on them.

It seemed like angels were hovering
in the midst of this peaceful silence
and secretly inspired the heart
holy, joyful dreams.

Their life was like a path without a goal,
empty, sad and dark: -
at this baby's cradle
suddenly she changed.

Grief and sorrows are forgotten,
the sorrows of former days are forgotten;
they ran in quick succession
now their days, the dawn, are clearer.
(Priest A. Ushakov)

Mira Intercessor, Mother All-Singing!
I am before You with a prayer:
Poor sinner, dressed in darkness,
Cover with grace!

If trials befall me,
Sorrows, losses, enemies,
In difficult times of life, in moments of suffering,
I beg you, help me!

Spiritual joy, thirst for salvation,
Put it in my heart!
To the Kingdom of Heaven, to the world of consolation
Show me the straight path!
(Yu. Zhadovskaya)

To You, O Most Holy Mother,
I dare to raise my voice,
Washing your face with tears:
Hear me in this sorrowful hour.

Please accept my warmest prayers,
Deliver my spirit from troubles and evils,
Shed tenderness into my heart,
Guide me on the path of salvation.

May I be alien to my own will,
I am ready to endure everything for God,
Give me protection in my bitter fate,
Don't let me die in sadness.

You are the refuge of all the unfortunate,
Prayer book for us all;
Oh, protect me when I'm terrible
Let us hear God's voice of judgment.

When time closes eternity,
The sound of the trumpet will raise the dead,
And the book of conscience is all a burden
He will expose my sins.

You are a protection and hedge for the faithful;
I pray to You with all my soul:
Save me, my joy,
Have mercy on me!
(N. Gogol)

The holiday was established by the Church in the 4th century; the circumstances of this event were preserved by Tradition. This is the first twelfth holiday of the church year, for the church year begins on September 1 (old style).

History of the holiday.

In the small Galilean city of Nazareth lived an elderly couple - Joachim and Anna. Both spouses were righteous and pious. The holy spouses Joachim and Anna were childless for a long time and cried that they had no children. One day, on a great holiday, Joachim brought gifts to the Lord God to the Jerusalem Temple. But a priest named Issychar did not want to accept Joachim’s gifts, because he was childless, and children were considered a blessing from God.

Meanwhile, his wife, who was at home, also heard that the high priest in the temple refused to accept their gifts because they were childless. She also learned that her husband, grieving and crying, had gone into the desert, and she began to cry. Anna went into her garden, sat down under a laurel tree, sighed from the depths of her heart and, looking at the sky with eyes full of tears, noticed above, on the tree, a nest in which little chicks were squeaking. “Even birds have children, but we don’t have such consolation in old age,” thought Anna. This sight intensified her grief, and she began to cry again.

And suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to her. He said, “You will conceive and bear a Daughter, blessed above all. Through Her, all earthly peoples will receive God's blessing. Through Her, Salvation will be given to all people. Her name will be Mary."

At the same time, an angel appeared in the desert to Joachim. He said: “Joachim! God has heard your prayer, and He is pleased to bestow His grace on you. Your wife Anna will conceive and bear you a Daughter who will be a joy to the whole world. Here is a sign for you that I am telling you the truth: go to the temple in Jerusalem, and there, at the Golden Gate, you will find your wife Anna, to whom I told the same thing.”

Surprised Joachim, thanking God with all his heart, joyfully and hastily went to Jerusalem, to the temple. There, as the angel told him, he saw Anna praying to God at the Golden Gate, and told her about the angel. She also told her husband everything she had seen and heard about the birth of her Daughter. After praying to the Lord and worshiping Him in the temple, the couple returned home.

Nine months later, Anna gave birth to a Daughter, the purest and most blessed. Above everything that has ever been created, the beginning of our salvation, our intercessor before God. Heaven and earth rejoiced at Her birth. On the occasion of Her birth, Joachim brought great gifts and sacrifices to God, and received the blessing of the high priest, priests and all the people for having been worthy of God’s blessing. Then he held a great feast in his house, and everyone rejoiced and praised God.

The Holy Church rightly calls Joachim and Anna Fathers of God, because from their Most Holy Daughter, as we know, God Himself was born.

What was the Blessed Virgin Mary like?

She was a Virgin not only in body, but also in soul: humble in heart, circumspect in words, prudent, reticent, a lover of reading... hardworking, chaste in speech, considering not man, but God as the Judge of Her thoughts. Her rules were to be kind to everyone, to honor elders, not to envy equals, to avoid boasting, to be sensible, to love virtue. Has She ever offended her parents, even with the expression of her face, or been in disagreement with her relatives, been proud of herself in front of a modest person, laughed at the weak, or shirked the poor? She had nothing stern in her gaze, nothing imprudent in her words, nothing indecent in her actions: modest body movements, quiet gait, even voice; so Her appearance was a reflection of the soul, the personification of purity.

Traditions and rituals of the holiday.

Divine services are held in Orthodox churches.

In the folk calendar, the holiday is associated with the end of field work and the arrival of autumn. The event was celebrated noisily: with songs, dances and games. According to tradition, people thanked the Mother of God on this day for the harvest. At dawn, women gathered at the pond and greeted autumn with bread and jelly. The eldest was holding a loaf of bread, and the young ones danced around her and sang songs. Then the bread was broken and distributed to those present. When they arrived home, they fed it to the cattle.

It was customary to visit newlyweds on this day. After a rich treat for the guests, the young hostess showed off her new home and household to the women, and her husband showed the men his possessions and shared his plans for the future. The guests praised the young people and gave them useful advice.

Signs.

What is the weather like on the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, this will last another month.
If hares dig deep holes, then the winter will be cold.