In addition to a birthday, there are birthday parties in a person’s life. This holiday comes from Christian traditions. This is a day of remembrance of the saint, in whose honor the name of the child was named. Earlier in Russia, each baby was called in accordance with the holy calendar. This book included all Orthodox holidays. The family could choose any name, but most often it stayed on that saint whose commemoration day coincides with the day the baby was born. Modern society is secular. Therefore, many people do not celebrate a birthday, celebrating only their birthday.
Celebrating or not is everyone's business. But with the revival of Orthodoxy, people are increasingly returning to faith. So, the name day of Mary is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. According to the Bible, she led a sinful life. Jesus healed her, and she became his faithful disciple. She and the other apostles followed their teacher. It was Mary Magdalena who saw him being crucified, and it was she who followed to His burial. The next day, she saw the resurrection of Jesus. After which she went preaching around the country, announcing a great miracle.
The Hebrew version of the name Mary is Mariam. It translates as "sad", "bitter." But despite this, the girl named by this name is friendly and sociable, her peers love her. In German, the name variant sounds like "Marie", in English - "Mary", and in Hungarian - "Marika".
A birthday for Mary or another person is the same holiday as a birthday. It’s useful for parents to tell their child’s angel day about the saint’s life, why he was elevated to such a rank. Bible passages can be read. In Russia, there were special traditions of the celebration of name days. All guests on the day of the angel sent pies. The one who carried them bowed and said: "The birthday man ordered to bow with cakes and asked for bread to eat." Sweet pies were sent to godparents as a sign of special respect. It is noteworthy that in some cities they sent butter rolls on name day. Maria in the evening at the celebration showered crumbled cake. It was believed that this attracted luck.
In the modern world, Mary’s birthday can go by the same scenario. It should be borne in mind that according to tradition, it is pies, not cakes, that should be cooked. They can be with any filling - meat, potatoes, mushrooms, fish and so on. Also on this day it is customary to give gifts to the birthday man.
A gift on Mary's birthday can be different. For example, various sweets, sweets, chocolate. You can give an icon or a cross. In the church shop, you can pick up many different items: vessels for holy water, beautiful candles, shelves for icons and so on. The main thing is to choose a gift with a soul.
It is not necessary to give a gift from the church on Mary's nameday. You can choose a CD with recordings of Orthodox songs or a thematic film. On this day, the main thing is not the value of the presentation, but attention. As a rule, only relatives and close people are invited to this holiday. If the family of the birthday is a believer, then do not forget about the Orthodox side of the birthday. Before the day of the angel, a person needs to receive communion and confession. If name days fell on a fasting day, it is better to postpone the celebration.