Birthday is the most important holiday in the life of any person. Friends, family, relatives and just close people gather at it. In this way, we celebrate our appearance on Earth, thank father and mother for giving us life. But there is another important date related to spirituality and religion. This is a name day, or Angel Day, which is associated with a person’s name. Irina is one of the most common female names, so let's find out when the Day of Angela Irina, as well as everything that is connected with it.
Tribute to the heavenly patrons
Name Day (Angel Day) is a day in memory of that saint or great martyr whose name the person was named at baptism. Nameday days are determined according to the church calendar. Obtaining the name of one of the canonized saints, a person finds his heavenly patron and protector in the face of God. Therefore, it is so important not to forget to celebrate your name day - this is an opportunity to thank and show respect to your “intermediary”. Today, the tradition is returning to celebrate your Angel Day.
Irina: name day date, name meaning
In Greek, “Irina” means “peace”, “peace”. Irina’s name day falls on several dates of the church calendar.
- In April: the 29th is the day of remembrance of the martyr Irina.
- In May: the 18th is the day of remembrance of the great martyr Irina; 26th - the righteous Irina, wife of St. George the Confessor.
- In August: the 10th - the memory of the Monk Irina of Cappadocia; The 17th - the martyrs of Irina; On the 26th - the memory of the blessed Queen Irene (in the nuns of Xenia).
- In October: 1st - the memory of the martyr Irina.
What date is Angel Day
Irins celebrate their name day on the day next to their birthday. The same goes for other names. But what about the other days marked on the calendar as the Day of the Angel of Irina? They are considered "small" name days, and they are celebrated in a more modest atmosphere. Before the revolution, name days, or Angel Day, were considered the main holiday, and the day of birth was not celebrated. Let's find out how the Day of the Angel of Irina should be celebrated (as well as the birthday of a person with a different name) according to church requirements.
How to spend a name day
Pies, loaves were baked on the birthday, they laid a large table, as they invited all relatives and neighbors. Despite the number of guests, this holiday was not noisy and sweeping. After all, he is given for inner spiritual contemplation and appeal to God through the memory of his high patrons. If name days fell during the fasting period, then only lean dishes prepared dishes. Moreover, if he was listed on a weekday, then he was transferred to the coming weekend.
The main thing of the birthday man was to prepare not for the feast, but for Communion and the sacrament of confession. In the morning we went to church, where, besides this, they put candles and ordered a prayer service. So, since ancient times in Russia, Irina celebrated Angel Day.
Soul holiday date
If a secular Birthday is a holiday celebrating the birth of a body shell, then a name day is a sign of attention to the soul and reverence for its heavenly patron. Accordingly, gifts are given different these days. For a birthday it is household, worldly objects, utensils, money and other material values. And on the name day they always presented what is needed for conversion and fellowship with God and the saints: icons, lamps, vessels for holy water. Spiritual literature, handwritten icons, and prayer books were and are considered a wonderful gift.