In the traditional calendar, we find that on March 31, name days can be celebrated by those who, at baptism, received such male names as Daniel, Cyril and Trofim.

At the same time, birthday people are represented in church calendar for 2019, according to which, on Angel Day, you can also congratulate those who were baptized in honor of the New Martyr Father Dmitry (Rozanov).

Orthodox custom requires boys born on this day to be called one of the above names in order to provide them with reliable protection of the patron saint.

And in order to choose the most suitable female and male names and determine the date of Angel Day, you need to carefully study the calendar.

They note that the most important name days for this day are celebrated by Natalia, since on March 31 the Church honors the memory of their heavenly patroness, the Martyr Natalia Baklanova.

Therefore, for the baptism of girls born today, among other female names, it is recommended to choose this to ensure their inseparable connection with the Guardian Angel.

Our ancestors believed that the name endows a person with strength and certain features of the patron who wears it, this is also confirmed by modern research.

And, therefore, Natalia, celebrating a name day on this day, will be endowed with a strong will, determination, activity and, at the same time, extraordinary sincerity and kindness.

Nun Natalia was from a simple peasant family. Having learned to read and write at a rural school, she, along with her parents, was engaged in agriculture and worked in the field.

And at the age of thirteen she became a novice of the Moscow Novodevichy Convent, where she spent fifteen years of her life., until the monastery was abolished into a commune, and later completely closed by the communists.

Together with other nuns, Natalya settled in an apartment in one of the villages of the Moscow district and earned her living by hiring for work with local residents.

Later, she got a permanent job at the Moscow Institute of Balneology, where she aroused the suspicion of the relevant bodies of the Soviet regime.

Natalya refused to take part in the public life of the collective, and openly opposed the establishment of new godless orders. There were many informers contributing to her conviction.

The nun was sentenced to eight years of corrective labor in labor camps. But a year later, in the hospital at the camp, she died.

Who celebrates name days in March? What female and male names should be given to newborns? Everything about the Orthodox holidays of March, we publish in the article!

Name day in March (how to name boys and girls in March)

Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyron

1 - Daniel, Ilya, Makar, Nikon, Pavel, Porfiry, Julian.

2 - Maria, Mikhail, Nikolai, Pavel, Porfiry, Roman, Fedor, Theodosius.

3 - Anna, Vasily, Victor, Vladimir, Kuzma, Leo, Pavel.

4 - Arkhip, Dmitry, Evgeny, Makar, Maxim, Nikita, Fedor, Fedot, Filimon.

5 - Agathon, Anton, Athanasius, Varlam, Vasily, David, Denis, Ivan, Ignat, Jonah, Leo, Leonty, Luka, Nikolai, Pahom, Pimen, Savva, Sergey, Sidor, Tit, Tikhon, Fedor, Philip, Thomas, Yaroslav.

6 - Alexander, George, Grigory, Daniel, Zakhar, Ivan, Konstantin, Olga, Pavel, Timofey.

7 - Andrei, Athanasius, Vavila, Varvara, Vladimir, Victor, Elizabeth, Ivan, Joseph, Irina, Mikhail, Nikolai, Praskovya, Sergei, Stepan, Tit, Fedor, Philip.

8 - Alexander, Alexei, Anton, Demyan, Ivan, Kuzma, Mikhail, Moses, Nikolai, Polycarp, Sergei.

9 - Ivan, Hilarion.

10 - Alexander, Anton, Eugene, Taras, Fedor.

11 - Anna, Ivan, Nikolai, Peter, Porfiry, Sevastyan, Sergey.

12 - Makar, Mikhail, Peter, Prokop, Sergei, Stepan, Timothy, Titus, Julian, Yakov.

13 - Arseny, Vasily, Ivan, Kira, Marina, Nestor, Nikolai, Sergey.

14 - Alexander, Alexandra, Anna, Anton, Antonina, Vasily, Benjamin, Daria, Evdokia, Ivan, Matrona, Mikhail, Nadezhda, Nestor, Nikifor, Olga, Peter, Sylvester.

15 - Agathon, Arseny, Joseph, Savva, Fedot.

16 - Martha, Mikhail, Sevastyan.

17 - Alexander, Vasily, Vyacheslav, Gerasim, Grigory, Daniel, Pavel, Yakov.

18 - Adrian, George, David, Ivan, Iraida, Konstantin, Nikolai, Mark, Fedor, Feofan.

19 - Arkady, Konstantin, Fedor.

20 - Anna, Antonina, Vasily, Eugene, Evdokia, Ekaterina, Emelyan, Ephraim, Xenia, Lavrenty, Maria, Matrona, Nadezhda, Nestor, Nikolai, Nil, Pavel.

21 - Athanasius, Vladimir, Ivan, Lazar, Theodosius.

22 - Alexander, Alexandra, Alexei, Athanasius, Valentin, Valery, Dmitry, Ivan, Ilya, Irakli, Cyril, Leonty, Mikhail, Natalia, Nikolai, Sergey, Taras.

23 - Anastasia, Vasilisa, Victor, Vasilisa, Galina, George, Denis, Dmitry, Cyprian, Claudia, Kondraty, Leonid, Mark, Mikhail, Nika, Nikifor, Pavel, Theodora.

24 - Vasily, George, Efim, Ivan, Sofron, Theodora.

25 - Alexander, Vladimir, Grigory, Dmitry, Ivan, Konstantin, Semyon, Sergey, Feofan.

26 - Alexander, Gregory, Michael, Nicephorus, Nikolai, Terenty, Christina.

27 - Benedict, Michael, Rostislav, Theodosius.

28 - Alexander, Alexei, Denis, Mikhail, Nikandr.

29 - Alexander, Anton, Denis, Emelyan, Ivan, Pavel, Pimen, Roman, Trofim, Julian.

30 - Alexander, Alexey, Victor, Gabriel, Makar, Pavel.

31 - Daniil, Dmitry, Kirill, Natalya, Trofim.

Church Orthodox holidays in March

Theodore lived at the end of the 2nd - beginning of the 3rd century. in the city of Alasia on the Black Sea coast and was a warrior who openly professed faith in Christ. In 306, under the emperor Galerius, the commander tried in vain to force Theodore to sacrifice to the pagan gods. After much torment, the saint was sentenced to be burned at the stake. His body, undamaged by fire, was buried in the city of Evkhaitakh, later the relics were transferred to Constantinople.

Fifty years after Theodore's death, the emperor Julian the Apostate ordered the mayor of Constantinople to sprinkle all food supplies in the markets with idolized blood during the first week of Great Lent. Saint Theodore, appearing in a dream to the archbishop, ordered to announce to all Christians that no one should buy anything in the markets, but eat boiled wheat with honey. In commemoration of this event, the church annually celebrates another celebration of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyron - on Saturday of the first week of Great Lent.

Hieromartyr Hermogenes

2nd of March the church also remembers. Saint Hermogenes lived at the end of the 16th – beginning of the 17th centuries. He was the first Metropolitan of Kazan and did a lot to convert local residents to Christianity. In 1606, Metropolitan Hermogenes was elected to the primatial see. During the Troubles, when the Polish troops captured Moscow, the patriarch was imprisoned in the Miracle Monastery. From prison, he addressed the last message to the Russian people, blessing the liberation war against the conquerors. After nine months in captivity, the patriarch was martyred from starvation. After the liberation of Russia from the invaders, the body of the holy martyr was buried in the Miracle Monastery, and in 1654 was transferred to the Moscow Assumption Cathedral.

Holy Prince Yaroslav the Wise

5th of March- Memorial Day of the Right-Believing Prince Yaroslav the Wise. The Holy Prince Yaroslav was born in 978 and was the son of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir. He left a memory of himself by compiling a set of laws Kievan Rus- "Russian Truth", which, supplemented by his sons and grandson Vladimir Monomakh, became the legal basis for the life of the Russian people. Prince Yaroslav paid much attention to Christian enlightenment; by his order, dozens of churches were built in various cities. The veneration of the noble prince Yaroslav the Wise as a locally venerated ascetic began immediately after his death in 1054. The prince was glorified as a saint in 2005 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II.

Head of St. Prophet John the Baptist

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Name days on March 31 are celebrated by Grigory, Daniil, Dmitry, Kirill, Natalya and Trofim. Birthdays in 2016 can be considered those who were baptized in honor of the New Martyr Father Dmitry (Rozanov). To provide the child with the protection of an intercessor, you need to call him one of the names presented above.

Carefully study the calendar in order to correctly identify male and female names. On March 31, the Church commemorates the martyr Natalya Baklanova. Our ancestors claimed that the heavenly patron endows a person with strength and certain features. Thus, those celebrating name days on this day will be endowed with kindness, strong will and determination.

Natalya Baklanova
The Monk Martyr Natalia was born in 1890 in the Moscow province (Podolsk district). In 1903, Natalya became a novice at the Novodevichy Convent. In 1918 on Orthodox Church persecution began. The monastery remained closed for a certain period. The cells were turned into communal apartments. Natalia had to work as a cleaner. After that, she settled at the Skhodnya station. Together with her sisters Anastasia and Evdokia Proshkin, Natalya worked as a day laborer for the residents of the station. In 1937, nun Natalya was sentenced to 8 years in a camp. The most difficult living conditions in the camp became unbearable for the nun. Natalia died in 1938.

Natalia: name characteristic
Natalia is a Russian name of Latin origin. Derived from the word "natalis" (native). Meanings: "Christmas", "blessed". Diminutive forms: Natalie, Natusik, Tata, Natasha, Nata, etc. In addition to Natalia Baklanova, the Church also venerates the memory of other saints with this name: Natalia Vasilyeva, Natalia Sipuyanova, Natalia Sundukova and Natalia Nicomedia.
Natalia is very stubborn and proud. She can be very short-tempered. If Natalya is upset about something, then in a fit of anger she does not choose words. Be that as it may, modesty is also a hallmark of such people. When communicating with Natalia, her benevolence towards people immediately catches the eye.
Natalya gets married very early. She has no serious doubts when it comes to choosing a future spouse. All family members feel loved. Natalia loves to travel and is also hospitable. In rare moments of rest, she can be fond of playing the guitar or drawing.

Lutheran Easter

Lutheranism is one of the branches of the Orthodox denomination, and Easter is one of the main Christian holidays, the key element of which is Jesus Christ: his faith, self-sacrifice, asceticism, crucifixion, death and, finally, resurrection from the dead. Easter celebrations began in the middle of the second century, as evidenced by found manuscripts describing Easter celebrations.

Passover in Hebrew (Pesach) means “passage”, “transition”, that is, this event can be interpreted as the transition of mankind to a new stage of being - from eternal death to eternal life. Christ fell for human sins in order to release people from original sin, the punishment of which was eternal death. In Lutheranism, Easter is still the highest point church year. The service in honor of the Messiah begins on Easter Saturday, usually just before midnight. great attention the Sabbath service is devoted to the elements of fire and water.

The service begins with the introduction of a lighted candle into the church hall, decorated with the Greek letters alpha and omega, which symbolize the beginning and the end. Everything is in the power of the Creator, he "...is the alpha and omega", responsible for the birth (beginning) of the universe and its death (end). On Sunday morning, a new life begins, giving and receiving gifts. Children this morning are looking for gifts hidden by their parents, allegedly brought by the Easter Bunny, and also play various Easter games.

It's no secret that one of the symbols of Easter is colored eggs. Today they are painted in a variety of shades, painted with patterns, flowers and other figures. In Germany, for example, the painting of eggs is ordered by special craftsmen. And then the eggs are carried home, shared with relatives, friends, neighbors and just good people.

March 31 in the folk calendar

Kirill - Deri Poloz

On March 31, the Orthodox world celebrates the memory of St. Cyril, who lived in the fourth century and bore the title of archbishop.

Cyril received this nickname due to the warm weather and the intense melting of snow and ice. In Rus', by this time, sleds for performing yard work had finally lost their relevance, since the probability of stripping their runners was very high. The sledge was replaced by wheeled types of "transport". The ordinary cart was very popular. However, autumn frosts still had to be feared: “It’s winter on Kirill both in front and behind,” or “It’s chilly on Kirill’s martok.” However, the coltsfoot, which had blossomed by this time, testified to a warm April and a hot summer.

Historical events March 31

On this autumn day in March 1889, the designer of the 300-meter tower, Gustave Eiffel, hoisted the French flag on its top. Today, the Eiffel Tower is the most recognizable architectural structure in Paris. It is a symbol of the country, its calling card. Eiffel himself called his brainchild simply - a three-hundred-meter tower. Initially, the structure served as an entrance arch to the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889. Over time, the authorities planned to demolish it, and the radio antennas installed on its top saved the tower from the planned demolition.

The history of the Eiffel Tower dates back to 1886, when the organizers of the future World Exhibition opened a competition for architectural projects that determine the "look" of this exhibition. More than a hundred people took part in the free competition. The commission was also presented with the project of Gustav Eiffel, which they liked the most. Having won the place of the winner in the architectural competition, the designer exclaimed with enthusiasm: "France will be the only state with a 300-meter tower."

One day, Judson saw a very heartbreaking picture: a man with incredible back pain had to bend down to lace up his shoes, and Judson, who was the author of 12 patents at that time, it dawned on him - he decided to create a fastener that would make the process of fixing clothes as easy as possible. Whitcomb succeeded. The new design consisted of two looped chains connected to each other by a reed key (“dog”). Whitcomb called his next invention lightning. The new fastener significantly accelerated the process of fastening shoes. However, it was not very popular among the population due to its high cost. Over time, the lightning improved (it became more flexible, thinner, more convenient to use) and became cheaper. It was then, 20 years after the invention, that the “age” of lightning began. The technology, which is no longer new today, allows you to take off your clothes and shoes many times faster than our ancestors did.

March 31, 1966- The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite of the moon

The first project to study the lunar surface was the Luna-1 automatic interplanetary station launched by the Soviet Union in 1959, and the first apparatus to reach the Moon was the Luna-2 station. In the spring of 1966, Soviet specialists carried out a project to launch the first artificial satellite of the Moon, which was introduced into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at about two in the afternoon using the Molniya-M launch vehicle. The mass of the satellite varied within 250 kg, and it was equipped with the necessary research equipment. After 3 days, the satellite entered the orbit of the cosmic body. The project, called Luna-10, was destined to work for 56 days, after which the lunar satellite crashed onto its surface. In almost two months of work, he made 460 revolutions around the moon, exploring its gravitational and magnetic fields, as well as the level of radiation and soil composition.

March 31 were born

— Rene Descartes(born 1596) is a French mathematician, philosopher and physicist. Descartes was the founder of rationalism in the field of knowledge. His famous statement “I think, and therefore I exist” is the idea that every individual, knowing reality, has the right to doubt everything except that a person is gifted with thinking and reasoning on any topic.

— Franz Joseph Haydn(born in 1732) - the great Austrian composer, "the creator of the quartet and symphony", the founder of sacred instrumental music, the founder of the orchestra. As Hoffmann wrote, “Haydn’s symphonies lead us to beautiful green groves, a motley and cheerful crowd of happy people…”

— Sergei Diaghilev(born in 1872) - in Russian culture, this man is known for having “cut a window to Europe” to Russian art. As a result, he was appreciated by Europe. In Paris, even one of the city squares is named after him.

— Korney Chukovsky(born in 1882) - a brilliant literary critic and translator, but went down in history as an outstanding children's writer - the author of Moidodyr, Aibolit, Muhi-tsokotukha, etc.

— Laima Vaikule(born in 1954) is a Latvian and Russian actress and pop artist. Vaikule met the stage at the age of twelve, taking part in one of the competitions for young vocalists. At the age of 15, she was selected for the Riga Radio and Television Orchestra. Thus was born her fame and the path to pop Olympus.

Name day March 31

Akaki, Trofim, Kirill, Anesy, Natalia, Sergey, Dmitry, Albina, Daniil, Anin.