CrimeaPRESS reports:
Tatiana’s Day is a double holiday. Firstly, it is celebrated by Christians, paying tribute to the memory of Tatiana of Epiphany or Rome. The legend says: a girl, born into a rich family, strongly believed in God and took a vow of chastity. For this she was rewarded with the title of deaconess. When the persecution of Christians reached its peak, the pagans captured her and wanted to convert her to their religion. However, Tatiana Rimskaya read a prayer that caused an earthquake that destroyed the pagan temple. After this, the girl’s torment began — she was mutilated, thrown into prison, locked in the same cell with a lion… As a result, Tatyana and her father were executed by cutting off their heads. For her torment, she was canonized.
During the time of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, Tatyana’s day became firmly established in the secular calendar. It has become iconic for students. After all, it was on January 25 that the autocrat issued a decree according to which Moscow State University was opened in the capital of Russia.
From student traditions this day:
- If a student wants to be lucky in his studies for the next year, he must definitely attend a prayer service in the church, which is held in honor of the memory of St. Tatiana.
- Also on January 25, students call Sharu. They go out onto the balcony or look out the window, shake their record book and shout: “Shara, come!” They say that if someone shouts in response, “Already on the way,” then everything will be fine in the academic life of the owner of the grade book.
- Another student sign for the future — on the last page of your record book you need to draw a house with a chimney. From which smoke MUST come out. And the longer it flows, the easier it will be to study this year.
- But reading notes on Tatiana’s day is prohibited, otherwise the upcoming exam will be difficult.
- It is believed that if a student does not get drunk on January 25, then his studies will be worse, because “On Tatyana’s Day, all students are drunk.”
Concerning weather signsaccompanying January 25, then:
- If it snows, there will be a lot of rain in the summer.
- A warm wind blows — the summer will be dry and the harvest will be poor.
- Clear and frosty weather – summer will be moderately warm and without any significant temperature changes.
- If the sun shines brightly, the birds will soon arrive and spring will come.
- Large snowdrifts on Tatiana’s day — there will be a lot of bread.
- The starry sky on Tatyana’s Day is a sign that foreshadows early spring.
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