Residents of the Volgograd region found out what holidays are celebrated on September 27
On September 27, 2026, the Orthodox have a twelfth holiday, one of the most important in the Orthodox calendar. According to folk traditions, it is customary to complete seasonal work.
Orthodox calendar
The erection of the Holy and Life-giving Cross of the Lord is a non-transitory holiday, established in memory of the discovery in the IV century in Jerusalem of the Cross on which Christ was crucified, as well as the return of the shrine from Persian captivity in the VII century. On September 27, the Orthodox observe strict fasting.
On this day, the Church also remembers the repose of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, and honors the Lesnina Icon of the Mother of God.
On September 27, the name day celebrates: Andrei, Dmitry, Constantine, Lev, Nikolai, Peter, Stepan.
On this day, the people had a tradition in the evening to gather with relatives for a modest lean meal of simple dishes - vegetables, cereals and mushrooms - and spend time in quiet communication, without noisy feasts.
Some popular signs associated with September 27:
Secular holidays
The Day of the Teacher and All Preschool Workers in Russia is a national holiday, which was established in 2004 on the initiative of pedagogical publications, and in 2016 received an official status. The date was chosen in honor of the opening of the first kindergarten in St. Petersburg in 1863.
Machine Builder’s Day is a professional holiday celebrated on the last Sunday of September.
World Tourism Day was established by the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization in 1979.
