Stefan Morariu

Annunciation or popular Blagovestenia (Slavic) reminds us that day proclaimed Archangel Gabriel Virgin that would give birth to the Son of God. This is the first festival of the Virgin confirmed in documents. Celebration date ranged from the beginning, some a feast on the eve of Epiphany, on January 5, and others, in certain Western …

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The christian celebration of Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste was superimposed over the traditional start of the agricultural year and generated a Romanian traditional celebration, martyrs or “măcinicii”. On this day, proceed to clean household garbage collected posing fire with fire brought from home only to bring the heat in the house and outside. In …

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At the time of the kingdom infidel Emperor Licinius (308-324), the great persecution against Christians and all believers forcing them to sacrifice to idols, was in Sebaste, the city of Armenia, a prince of war, namely Agricolae, loser, wild and clever for job idols. In that time they were commanded Christians, who were in bands …

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