It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with ones given nameThe celebration is similar to a birthday.
Maria name day greece. All married people with these names celebrate their name day on this day while those who are unmarried traditionally celebrate on November 21 or December 26. In Christianity a name day is a tradition in some countries of Europe and the Americas and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries in general. Which Greek name day does the Orthodox church celebrate today.
Nameday of Marianna is on February 28th andor August 15th andor December 9th. Maria and Marios celebrate on August 15th or November 21st its either on the day of Dormition or the Presentation of Virgin Mary. Marie Mariah Maralyn Marilynn Marylyn Maree Merrilyn Marion Mariel Marianne Diminutives.
168 Stamatis Stamatina Sarantis Gerasimos 2. The custom originated with the Christian calendar of saints. From these 3800 names.
According to Greek Orthodox tradition nearly every day of the year is dedicated to some Christian saint or martyr. Greek Namedays - Greek Holidays. When someone in Greece is named after one of these saints that saints celebration day becomes their name day and is celebrated much like their actual birthday.
According to Greeces Orthodox tradition every day of the year is dedicated to some Christian saint or martyr. Names Starting with M. Maaria Mari Maria Meeri 3rd December.
MARY Maria - for unmarried women Mary Maro Marios Mario Mariori Marika Maroula Maritsa Margiori Marigoula Marietta Marousa Marsia Marcy 21. When someone is named after one of these saints that saints celebration day becomes hisher name day. Believers named after a saint would celebrate that.