Today is a day when traditions, religion, and folk wisdom intertwine. On this day, the church honors the apostle and evangelist Mark, and in the folk calendar, it is a period of signs that determined what the summer would be like, the harvest, and even the amount of honey.
Apostle Mark: Evangelist, Missionary, and Martyr
Saint Mark was one of the 70 apostles. He was born in Jerusalem and came to Christ through the apostle Peter. It was in Rome, while staying with Peter, that he wrote the Gospel of Mark, which became one of the four main texts of the New Testament.
Later, the apostle went to preach in Egypt, where he founded one of the first Christian communities. However, his life was tragically cut short: during a pagan holiday that coincided with Easter, a mob seized the saint, brutally tortured him, and killed him. The apostle Mark died in prayer, thanking God for his suffering.
Today you should not give advice to anyone and spill water unnecessarily. If the weather is clear today, it will be a hot summer.
What you can't do on April 25:
- to give someone advice;
- make plans for the future;
- to pour out water unnecessarily;
- remove cobwebs at home.
Folk signs and beliefs:
- clear weather - it will be a hot summer;
- starry sky - to a good harvest of bread;
- rainy day - there will be little honey;
- If the apple trees have not yet bloomed, the apple harvest will be weak.
Angel Day is celebrated by:
Basil, John, Joseph, Magdalene, Mary, Mark, Martha, Nick, Nicodemus, Salome, Sergey, Sylvester, Tamara.
Born on April 25:
1214 - Louis IX, King of France (1226-1270), leader of the 7th and 8th Crusades;
1940 - Al Pacino, American actor, film director and screenwriter, winner of the Oscar, Golden Globe, etc.
Also on this day:
1507 - German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller named the newly discovered continent America in honor of Amerigo Vespucci;
1719 — the first edition of Daniel Defoe's novel "The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" was published in London;
1826 - a patent for the first car with an internal combustion engine was obtained in Great Britain;
1901 - New York State introduced the first car license plates in the world;
1994 — The National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting was established.
