Kalugans celebrate autumn Kuzminki

Today Orthodox Kalujans honor the memory of the unmercenaries and wonderworkers of Cosmas and Damian of Asia, and their mother, St. Theodotia. Cosmas and Damian were brothers born in Asia Minor. Their father was a Greek and a pagan, and their mother was a Christian who devoted herself to prayer and raising her sons in the fear of God and the love of virtue.

When the brothers grew up, they began to study Divine Scripture and the art of medicine, for which the Lord gave them the gift of healing and miracles. They died almost simultaneously in the village of Fereman and were buried in the same tomb.

In Russia, the saints were revered as patrons of not only healing, but also blacksmithing craft, marital happiness, female needlework and poultry. Their day began to be called Kuzminki autumn, during which family feasts and maiden gatherings took place. People changed chickens and began winter needlework.

Kuzminki also completed the autumn wedding season, it was believed that it was during this period that a strong marital union could be formed.

It was considered unacceptable to show stinginess. You couldn't drive a cat out of the house.

As reported by “MK in Kaluga” earlier, the Kaluga residents were told what to do with the money on Nicodemus day.