The pagans, as always, ascribed her miracles to magic and her swift recoveries to the mercy of their gods. Her relics were later translated to Constantinople.
She suffered honorably for Christ in the second century. The faithful pray to her for the healing of eye ailments and many with eye conditions consider Agia Paraskevi their patron saint. The feast and commemoration of Agia Paraskevi is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom which is conducted on the morning of the feast and preceded by a Matins Orthros service. We have noted where this is the case. These days he is depicted like the Santa you know — appearing in malls and in toy commercials — but brings gifts on his feast day, January 1st.
On this day: Anastasios is one of the most common Greek names. Those named Anastasios may also celebrate their name day on Easter Sunday. In , this falls on April On this day: Aghios Valentinos Saint Valentine is honored in Greece much like in the rest of the world: with romance.
They are celebrated on this day unless it coincides with Easter, in which case it is usually moved, and celebrated on Easter Monday. On this day: Most people named Ioannis celebrate their name day on January 7th.
Many people celebrate their name days on this day. On this day: A two-week fast leads up to the celebration on this day — the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which is a public holiday. All married people with these names celebrate their name day on this day, while those who are unmarried traditionally celebrate on November 21 or December On this day: This is the feast day of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite; some men named Dionysios may also be named for the ancient god of wine and fertility, Dionysus.
On this day: Unmarried people with these names traditionally celebrate their name day on this day, though some join those married in celebrating their names on August 15th. The present Greek name day portal includes more than Greek first names with known name day and Greek names with non established and thus unknown name day. Please comment using our contact form.
If you detect any error on any nameday or you think we should add another name please contact us using our contact form. We are investigating the fact of expanding our site to also include name days from other Orthodox Churches except the Greek one.
During a nameday, it's usual to call your friends to wish them 'chronia polla', or 'be blessed with many years' and also 'na ziseis' or ' live long'. When visiting your 'nameday' friend, take along a gift usually a box of sweets, flowers or a plant.
Namedays are a special and important part of Greek life because the very names themselves go back to the very beginning of Greek culture.
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