They were told about the bans on Nester day

Today Orthodox Kalugans honor the memory of two saints named Nestor. This is the Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki and the Monk Nestor the Chronicler of the Pechersk.

The first lived in the third century in Thessaloniki and was a disciple of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki. He came to him before a fight with the favorite gladiator of the Emperor Maximian, with whom he decided to enter the fight because he threw Christians, women, old people and ordinary citizens from the platform on sharp spears.

“Leah will conquer and suffer for Christ himself,” the teacher predicted, and Nestor defeated Leah, but was executed for this by order of the emperor.

Nestor Chronicler was born in the 50s of the XI century in Kiev and from the age of 17 was a novice in the Kiev-Pechersk monastery. In the 1080s he wrote “Reading about the Life and Destruction of Blessed Passion-Bearers Boris and Gleb”, but his main work was the creation of the first Russian chronicle – “The Tale of Bygone Years”. His relics rest in the Near Caves of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

The people called the day Nestorov, on which it was customary to give "promises" - voluntary promises to do a good deed. Also today it is worth finishing long-started business, preparing the house for the winter, preparing cabbage and starting to keep a diary.

It is not recommended to give empty promises, quarrel, give or borrow money, overeat and drink alcohol.

As reported earlier, Kaluga residents are advised not to work on Dmitriev day.