December 5, 2022: Martyr Procopius of Caesarea – what not to do today
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Today it is better to strictly control your emotions, not to give them free rein. Also, ancient beliefs forbid borrowing and lending anything – it was believed that in this way a person could transfer his own happiness to another.
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What happened on that day:
Today the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyr Procopius of Caesarea.
He was a reader in the Caesarean church in Jerusalem, translating Holy Scripture into Syriac and expounding church texts. Also, Procopius of Caesarea healed the sick, supported the poor, helped the weakened.
At that time, the governor of Palestine persecuted Christians. Hearing about Procopius and his miracles, he ordered the reader to be seized. After his arrest, he was forced to renounce his faith, but he stood his ground. For this, the preacher was executed. The people called this day “Prokopy Day”, “Prokop”, “Vikhostav”, “Prokopiy”.
December 5 in Ukraine is celebrated as the Day of Statisticians. In the world – the International Day of the Volunteer for the sake of economic and social development.
What can not be done on December 5?
► go on a long journey
► swear, express violent emotions
► borrow something – it was believed that today you can convey your happiness
Folk beliefs and omens:
►”The winter digger will dig the road, the winter digger (March 12) destroys the road”
► “Prokop came – he dug up a snowdrift, he steps on the snow – he digs the road”
► Vekhostav – setting up milestones along the roads that show the way – in the old days it was believed that a toboggan path was established from Prokop
► Before the snow, the night is especially dark
Angel Day is celebrated:
Maxim, Peter, Mikhail, Albert, Arkhip, Valerian, Prokofy, Filimon, Yaropolk, Cecilia (Kikilia), Alexander
Born today:
1901 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, Nobel laureate (1932)
1901 – Walt Disney, American film director-animator, producer, artist
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1931 – Grigor Tyutyunnik, Ukrainian writer
And also on this day:
1492 – Christopher Columbus reached the island of Haiti
1848 – US President James Polk confirms the discovery of gold in California, triggering the gold rush of 1849
1854 – American Aaron Allen patents reclining chairs
1952 – in London the great smog of 1952 began, which claimed the lives of not a thousand Englishmen
1991 — the first president of independent Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk officially took office
