Name days of Vyacheslav on the church calendar

Vyacheslav's name day is celebrated in winter, spring, summer and autumn. Let's find out what days of the church calendar they fall in, the significance of the name of Vyacheslav and the tradition of this holiday.

Meaning of the name

Vyacheslav is an ancient Slavic name, consists of native Russian words. "Veche" - in Russia meant "great", "glory" - glorification. In accordance with this, it was considered that the name of Vyacheslav means "the most primitive."

What is the holiday of the name day?

When baptizing a person is given the name of one of the saints, whose date of memory is located next to the person's birthday. Henceforth, this great martyr is considered to be the Angel of the Baptized Baby throughout his life.

It is believed that he protects his ward from earthly sorrows, and also promotes the development of his spirituality. In addition, the saint, in whose honor the person is named, acts as an intermediary between him and God.

Therefore, from the earliest times, the holiday of the name-day was the most important event in worldly life - the same for representatives of the nobility and the peasantry. Moreover, until the XII century, the tradition of celebrating the birthday of his body did not exist at all.

The most joyful holiday

Vyacheslav, George, Vladimir - it's not so important, whose name days were celebrated, most importantly, how it happened. Celebrated always widely, solemnly, hospitable, with a large number of invited from among relatives, neighbors.

Name days Vyacheslav

In the morning, the birthday boy went to church to take communion, pray, attach himself to the icon of his patron saint, and also join the secret of confession. Viacheslav's relatives ordered a prayer service for his health, bowed before the faces of the saints.

After this, it was time for the festival. Preparing for it started the night before, baked pies, rolls and loaves, brewed home-made beer. Meals and drinks should have been in abundance, since they treated not only the guests, but also spread the guests around neighbors and acquaintances.

As celebrated holiday

Vyacheslav's name days passed in a family circle, thus were glad to any visitors. Separately, I would like to talk about the culinary "part" of this spiritual holiday.

"How on our name day we baked a loaf ..." - these lines completely reflect those ancient traditions. Named loaf was the "king" on the festive table. Bake it with a different filling, which could consist of fruits, meat, mushrooms, fat. However, pies filled with fish were considered the most suitable for this event.

The most important loaf was baked in large sizes, trying to give it an unusual shape: an oval, an elongated rectangle, an octagon, a square. Over the cake, the name of the culprit of the celebration was laid out. Thanks to the massiveness of the loaf its piece was given to every guest.

Neighbors were served rolls with raisins, small pies - open, closed and half-closed. It was customary for the godparents to bring a sweet loaf, so a sense of respect and gratitude was expressed.

Vyacheslav's birthday in 2013

All the men with this name celebrated (and can celebrate each year) their name-day on the following days: January 14, February 24, March 17, 16, 23 and 25 August, 11 and 13 October.

On these dates, the saints are glorified with the name of Vyacheslav, therefore this is Vyacheslav's name-day on the church calendar.