Notes and prohibitions of St. Nestor November 9: keep your mouth shut and do not lend

Holy day: Reverend Nestor the Chronicler

The main saint of this day is the Monk Nestor the Chronicler - a monk of the Kiev-Pechersk monastery, who lived in the XI-XII centuries. For Russian culture and history, he is a monumental figure. Nestor is considered the father of Russian history and the first-class writer of his time.

Nestor came to the Caves monastery as a young man under the Monk Theodosius and received tonsure from his successor, hegumen Stephen. The main work of his life was the legendary “Tale of Bygone Years” – the chronicle collection from which we know the phrase “Where did the Russian land come from?”.

Nestor had a deep mind, knew languages, scrupulously collected historical evidence, oral traditions, monastic records and Byzantine chronicles. In addition, he wrote the Lives of the Holy Passion-Bearer Princes Boris and Gleb, as well as the Monk Theodosius. St. Nestor valued knowledge, leaving to posterity the saying: “Great is the use of the teaching of books.” He quietly departed to the Lord around 1114 and was buried in the Near Caves of Kiev.

Time of silent vows

In the people, November 9 was called “The Dawn of Paraskeva”. There was an important tradition: on the eve of the day of St. Paraskeva (which is honored on November 10), people gave a “pour” – a promise to perform some difficult work or take on a strict fast in exchange for the fulfillment of a cherished desire or the healing of a loved one.

Women often vowed to weave a veil for the icon of the Mother of God in one night. It was believed that if you perform such hard work in complete silence and with prayer, St. Paraskeva will fulfill any request, cure a sick child or return peace to the family.

What not to do on November 9th

Make impossible promises. That's the main ban of the day. If you give your word and do not keep it, you will bring on yourself and your home a series of failures, poverty and disease for a year.

Be aggressive and swear. Any conflicts, profanity or resentment on this day return to the person in three times the size.

Overwork your eyes. On this day, they tried not to engage in small work in poor lighting (embroidery, reading small print), so as not to lose sight.

To lend money. It was believed that together with the coins, financial well-being would leave the house.

People's weather signs

Since November 9 is the boundary between deep autumn and winter, it was judged on the upcoming weather:

November 9th

On this day, their namesakes are celebrated: Nestor, Andrei, Mark, Athanasius, Ivan, Stepan, Nikolai, Capitolina, Elizabeth and Matrona. Men called Nestors are believed to have a gift for writing or a penchant for the exact sciences.

Dream interpretation

Dreams on the night of November 8-9 are considered “things”, but with a specific bias: they show the true state of your affairs and hidden fears.