Cyril – Derry Creeper – a national holiday, which is celebrated on March 31. Folk culture is famous for its holidays and signs and this holiday is no exception. The Orthodox calendar on this date celebrates the day of honoring St. Cyril. The holiday got its name due to the fact that sledding on roads becomes difficulta and sometimes impossible.
Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – March 31, 2021 – Culture
History of the holiday
Saint Cyril was born in the 4th century in Jerusalem, in a family deeply immersed in church life. On the day of coming of age, he received monastic vows. Gradually, he took a more significant position in the church, but his views prevented him and because of them he was forced to leave the city. Cyril did not support the Arian doctrine.
During the famine, he took care of its population by selling his property and sharing food with others. After he began to sell church property, the money also went to live on locals. Proponents of Arian doctrine turned his actions against him and blamed all the problems of his city.
The exiled Cyril found refuge in Tarsus, but the authorities found him here and put him under arrest. Only after the change of power was he able to be released, but he could not engage in his activities with the current ruler. The change of government again affected his activities, he was expelled again. Only the next ruler was just and returned him to the city, and restored all his achievements in the church.
As a result of his life, many works were written, including 2 great teachings and 23 works.
Traditions and rites:
There are several traditions that are established to do for the holiday:
It is customary to ask for rain.
For treatment of a hernia to address to healers.
The only activity of healers on this day was the formation of people’s protection against accidents.
Signs:
If on this day it was sunny, and the mother-and-stepmother blossomed her flowers, then the onset of the warm spring period was approaching. If the weather persisted, frost could be expected in April.
People believed that on this day you can not visit, as well as let strangers on your doorstep. In the first case, they could leave their luck, in the second they could take happiness from home.
Swans that arrived and mosquitoes that woke up also testified to the approach of heat.
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Source: Ukrgate
