Kondrat da Ipat: what can and cannot be done on this holiday - important advice for the Orthodox

04.10.2024 00:05

Orthodox Christians celebrate the holiday of Kondrat da Ipat on October 4.

This day combines Orthodox traditions and folk customs.

What can you do on this holiday?

According to recommendations, it is useful to spend October 4th working.

Luck and success in business will accompany those who show care and respect for other people.

At this time, unmarried girls were tidying up their yards, and matchmakers were walking through the villages, assessing houses.

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What not to do

Today, special attention was paid to the spirits of the forest, who are beginning to run amok.

At this time, the forest masters are especially dangerous. It was believed that these encounters should be avoided at all costs.

The main prohibition of this day was laziness.

Anyone who spends October 4th in laziness will lose luck for the whole year.

Also on this day you cannot buy shoes or try on someone else’s.

Elena Gutyro Author: Elena Gutyro Editor of Internet resources


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  1. What can you do on this holiday?
  2. What not to do