On December 13, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the holiday dedicated to the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, which is also called St. Andrew's Day.. The apostle is considered the patron saint of sailors and fishermen, he was prayed for protection by those whose lives are associated with a risk to life.

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history of the holiday.

Brothers Andrei and Simon grew up on the shores of the Sea of \u200b\u200bGalilee in a fisherman's family and became the successors of their father's business. Andrei was looking for a way to God, did not marry and led a chaste lifestyle.

Andrew heard the prophecy of John the Baptist, was baptized and became his disciple. He met Christ when he was baptized in the Jordan River. Andrew witnessed the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Savior, believed and followed him. After that, he brought his brother to Christ, whom he called Peter, and Andrew - the First-Called.

50 days after the resurrection of Christ, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles and they received the gift of healing people from diseases and preaching in different languages. The apostles cast lots and chose the direction of their further path.

Andrei went to the lands that lie on the shores of the Black Sea. Climbing up the Dnieper, the apostle predicted the appearance of Kyiv in this place, blessed the hills around and erected a cross on one of them..

Andrew died in the village of Patras, ruled by the pagan Egiat. He ordered Andrew to be crucified for his service to Christ and preaching. The apostle asked that the cross on which he would die was of a different form than the one on which Jesus was crucified, since he believed that he was not worthy to be crucified on such.

What not to do on a holiday.

On this day, you can not do housework, as well as sew, knit and embroider.

You can not get married and arrange festivities.

At the same time, it was customary to arrange feasts. It must be remembered that the Advent is still lasting, which means that only lean food should be served on the table..

It was believed that on this day evil spirits walk the earth, so it is undesirable to leave the house..