On May 8, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the Day of the Myrrh-Bearing Women. This holiday has no fixed date, its celebration depends on Easter. The Day of the Myrrh-Bearing Women is celebrated on the second Sunday after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ..

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What to do on a holiday.

Women go to temple on holidays.

On this day, women were considered birthday girls, so men tried to give them gifts and please them in a different way..

In the old days, women gathered in groups and held a holiday. There was a tradition according to which they brought eggs with them, and the hostess cooked a large scrambled egg from it..

There was also a tradition of " The girls called each other godfather and were considered relatives until the end of their lives..