Birthday and birthday

What is the difference between birthday and name day? Why is the famous song "the loaf" sung: "How did your loafs bake the loaf"?

Birthday is understandable. But earlier on the day of birth they congratulated not the newborn, but his parents - after all, this is, in fact, their holiday. And the cards were given "With the newborn."

But the name day or the day of the angel was celebrated on the day of that saint, after whom the child is named. And then the birthday boy was given gifts and arranged a holiday!

As some saints are honored by thea few times a year, sometimes with the name-day people there was confusion: for example, at Anna and Elena name-day could be celebrated up to 6 times a year! How many gifts ....

But in such cases, the name day was celebrated on that day,which is closer to his birthday. After all, the name of the baby used to be given primarily by the name of that saint, whose day coincided with the birthday of the baby. Therefore, at the beginning of May and August, there were so many Borisovs (Boris and Gleb's day in May and August), Eugenia - mostly winter names (January 6 - St. Eugenia's Day), in December children were often called Nicholas and Georgians.

If you are interested in following the name day and congratulating your friends on the day of the angel on the appointed days - go to the page http://www.jerusalem-icons.eva-forum.com/index.htm.

In the very bottom of the day are published the names of saints - it means that their namesake on this day celebrate the name day.

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