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It may seem somewhat strange that our resource has devoted attention to this Christian saint, not illuminating all others. But there is nothing surprising, because Nikolai the Miracle Worker is a type of Santa Claus and Santa Claus, and Memorial Day and the veneration of this saint on December 19 may well be considered (at least for Christians) a bright holiday during which all worldly wishes and requests are fulfilled, as in the New Year night.
However, in the New Year we make such requests to Grandfather To frost, but maybe that’s our fault? And therefore all those good wishes that we announce on New Year’s Eve, practically never executed. Not fulfilled, because we do not appeal to that “wizard”, and at the wrong time …
What can and should be done on the day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
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What needs to be done today, December 19 – Day St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker? If possible, go to the temple and to pray, including asking this saint for some miracles for yourself and your loved ones. It is miracles, like, say, recovery from an incurable disease, meeting with your soul mate and so on further, but certainly not wealth and power.
Secondly, this bright holiday is supposed to help to all afflicted. This is especially true of the weak and wretched, thanks the care of which, we receive protection from the most holy who will protect us from future without worries.
And finally, on this day you can’t refuse requests – to nobody. It is believed that Nicholas the Wonderworker himself on his holiday turns into a beggar, an old man, just a miserable person, who asked any of us to, say, transfer him across the road, give a few pennies for bread …
And by and large, the Day of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker in something It’s like a New Year’s holiday: at this time you also need to be kinder, cleaner soul, try to give others all the warmth of your heart and certainly love (not to mention material gifts and refreshments). On this day you need to have fun and believe in miracles – and they will certainly come true. At least that was what our ancestors did, and were apparently closer to the truth than we, moving this bright holiday on January 1, and, having distorted it beyond recognition, perhaps leaving only one thing unchanged – faith in miracles …