Commemoration Day of Metropolitan Mikhail of Kiev: what can and cannot be done on October 13

History of the holiday

Saint Michael is revered as the first Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia. According to one version, he was from Syria, according to other sources – Bulgarian or Serb. In 989 he arrived from Korsuni with other clergymen to Prince Vladimir, who had recently been baptized. It was Michael who had the difficult task of establishing Christianity in the newly enlightened Russian land. He went around cities and villages, preaching the Gospel, baptizing people and founding the first temples and schools. He is credited with the foundation of the Kiev-Zlatoverkho-Mikhailovsky monastery, and the monks who arrived with him - the Kiev-Mezhigorsky.

The saint reposed to the Lord in 992 and was buried in the Tithe Church in Kiev. Around 1103, his relics were transferred to the Antoniev Cave, and on October 1, 1730, to the Great Cave Church. In this regard, the memory of the saint was established on September 30 (old style), and in the modern calendar - on October 13.

In folk tradition, October 13 - Mikhail Solomenny. By this time, the cleaning of linen was over, and the hostess began to spin, and also prepared straw for insulation of houses. The day was also called Mushroom - late mushrooms could still be found in the forests.

What to do on October 13th

What not to do on October 13th

People's signs for October 13