In the Orthodox tradition, at baptism, the name of the child was chosen in accordance with the church calendar. In it, every day of the year is associated with the date of birth of a saint or apostle. Such a calendar is called saints. Therefore, often the date of birth of a person and his name day - the date of birth of the patron saint whose name the person bears - coincided. During the years of Soviet power, the name of the child was rarely given according to the calendar, and many have a birthday and a name day - two different dates.
Instructions
Step 1
To find out the day on which you can celebrate name days, purchase a Church calendar. It can be bought directly at the church or in specialized shops that sell Orthodox literature and religious items. You can find such a calendar on the Internet by writing in the search bar of your browser the phrases “choose an Orthodox name”, “saints” or “church calendar”.
Step 2
If your parents named you Snezhanna, Bianca or Angelica, then you will not find your name in the calendar, even though the name Angelica, for example, is derived from the word "angel". The calendar lists only the names of Orthodox saints. Please note that some names have a different, complete form, for example, Egor - Georgy.
Step 3
Looking through the calendar, you may find that there may be several days in which the saints, whose name coincides with yours, were born. For example, the names Irina, Elena, Olga, Gavrila, Nikolay can occur up to 10 times or more. Choose your saint's namesake date of birth that is closest to your date of birth.
Step 4
Using the internet will make your task even easier. On the baby name website, search for your full name and you will receive a list of all the saints who wear it with dates. Choose the one that is closer to your date of birth and announce to relatives and friends that they have a new reason to congratulate you and give gifts - this is your name day.
