• On July 8, the Orthodox Church celebrates the day of remembrance of the holy princes Peter and Fevronia of Murom - patrons of the hearth, family and fidelity. This holiday is quite young, it was established only 10 years ago, but even it has its own customs, traditions and beautiful story about great and pure love.

Peter and Fevronia Day in 2018

The story of Peter and Fevronia reminds good fairy tale about love: the spouses lived in grief and joy, wealth and poverty, and died on the same day. According to “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom,” Prince Peter fell ill with leprosy, but not a single doctor in the area could cure him of the terrible disease.

And then the prince dreamed prophetic dream that the beekeeper’s daughter, the peasant woman Fevronia, will heal him. In return, the poor girl asked the prince to marry her. Having been healed of leprosy, Prince Peter did not keep his word and did not take Fevronia as his wife.

When leprosy returned for the second time, the prince again turned to the peasant woman for help, and when she healed him again, he took the girl as his wife and did not regret it - Fevronia and Peter ruled happily ever after and passed away on the same day.

In 1547, Peter and Fevronia were canonized Orthodox Church, and parishioners began to pray for family well-being and love to these Murom saints. Since then, the faithful spouses have become patrons of family well-being, mutual respect and sincere love.

Saints protect the marital union, bring peace to the home and help strengthen family ties. The memory of the miracles of Peter and Fevronia has been passed down from generation to generation, and believers still pray to the saints for family happiness, telling stories from mouth to mouth of how infertile couples found long-awaited children, how peace reigned in the homes of believers and how they recovered from serious illnesses .

They say that Saints Peter and Fevronia help single people find love and start a family, preserve the family hearth and the fidelity of their spouses, and protect them from evil and injustice.

Among the Orthodox, the day of remembrance of Peter and Fevronia has become an analogue of Valentine's Day, which is celebrated by Catholics on February 14. The symbol of the holiday of love and fidelity has become chamomile - a simple, but very delicate flower. Later, on the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, they released commemorative medal, which is traditionally awarded to married couples in whose homes mutual understanding and selfless love reign.

The holiday is associated with many signs, traditions and prohibitions that are observed by believers in different parts of Russia.

TRADITIONS AND SIGNS

1. According to tradition, on this day, festive services are held in churches, and parishioners bow in prayer at the icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia, asking for family happiness, the birth of children, the health of loved ones, and the girls pray to the patron saints to help them get married successfully.

2. According to ancient customs, on this day the newlyweds celebrated their engagement: the lovers exchanged rings and swore fidelity to each other in the presence of their parents.

3. The ancient Slavs believed that getting married on the day after Kupala Night was a lucky omen for the future family. And today, many lovers strive to celebrate their wedding on the day of memory of Peter and Fevronia, so that the marriage will be long, faithful and happy.

On the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, it is customary to conduct various fortune-telling and rituals related to family, marriage, weddings, and the birth of children. For example, unmarried girls on this day make fortunes about their betrothed, and in order to see their future spouse in a dream, they need to sleep alone, before going to bed, putting a comb under the pillow and saying: “Betrothed, come comb me in a dream.”

4. IN Family Day in Russia It is customary to give icons depicting Saints Peter and Fevronia to loved ones. Icons embroidered with one’s own hand and presented with love have special power.

5. They say that whoever spends the holiday with his family will be bathed in prosperity and love.

6. On the day of Peter and Fevronia, you can find out the weather for the next month: if the weather is clear on July 8, then the next 40 days will be warm and sunny. If it rains on this day, you should expect a good honey harvest.

7. Among the ancient Slavs, this day was considered the day of the first mowing and full maturity of field and forest grasses, blooming by this time in all their glory. The collection of medicinal and other herbs begins on this day.

PROHIBITIONS ON THE HOLIDAY OF PETER AND FEVRONIYA

1. You cannot get married on the day of remembrance of the faithful Peter and Fevronia, but you can and even need to get engaged!

2. On this day it is not customary to work in the garden, but doing small household chores is allowed.

3. During the celebration of the day of memory of Peter and Fevronia, you cannot eat fish dishes, since Peter's fast is in full swing.

4. Sewing and handicrafts are strictly prohibited.

5. On the holiday, it is strictly forbidden to quarrel, get divorced, or simply think about bad things.

If you haven't heard about Memorial Day of Saints Peter and Fevronia, then now you know that its annual celebration falls on July 8th. Spend a holiday of love, family and fidelity with your family and friends, visit the temple and ask the patron saints for well-being for your family. Don’t forget that the best gift for your loved ones on this day is attention, affection and care.

One of the main initiators of the revival and popularization of this holiday is the wife . She also came up with the idea of ​​chamomile as a symbol of the holiday.

- patrons and , whose marital union is considered a model .

Other names

Peter and Fevronia, Fevronia the mermaid, Fevronia the mermaid.

In the church calendar

On this day, Christians honor: the venerable martyr Fevronia the virgin; Blessed Prince Peter, in monasticism, and the princess , in monasticism Euphrosyne, Muromsky; Reverend , confessor; Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Vasily presbyters; Hieromartyr Basil the Presbyter.

The spouses turn to Prince Peter of Murom and his wife Fevronia with prayers for family happiness.

History of the holiday

Establishment of a holiday

Prince Peter is not mentioned in chronicles. Some researchers identify Peter and Fevronia with the Murom prince known from the chronicles and his wife Euphrosyne. David reigned from - to and took monastic vows with the name Peter; practically nothing is known about his wife.

Saints, canonized in 1547. Soon after the canonization, the famous “ " According to researchers, the story combines two folk-poetic plots: fairy tale about the fiery serpent and the tale of wise maiden. The image of the central heroine, Fevronia, is also associated with the oral-poetic folk tradition. The genre of “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom” finds no correspondence either with the historical story or with the hagiographic one.

The day of the church veneration of saints is June 25th. . The chronicles indicate that the death of the holy Prince Davyd (Peter) and Princess Euphrosyne (Fevronia) and their burial fell on(April) , raises the question of the discrepancy between the time of death and the date of church veneration. Church liturgical practice knows two occasions for the commemoration of saints - on the day of their death and on the day of the transfer of their holy relics. In this regard, researchers suggest that the date of June 25 is associated with the transfer of the relics of the holy prince and princess from the dilapidated Borisoglebsky cathedral in a newly built , already existing in(updated in ) on Voevodskaya Mountain, where the relics were kept until Soviet times. The cathedral was demolished in the late 1930s.

Day of Family, Love and Fidelity

The initiative to hold the “All-Russian Day of Family, Love and Fidelity” belongs to the city residents , where the bodies of Peter and Fevronia found their peace. This idea was supported by deputies, and in the holiday received official support. To popularize the holiday, performances were staged in many Russian cities. .

Peter and Fevronia Day in 2020 is celebrated on July 8. This is a folk Christian holiday. It is dedicated to the day of remembrance in the Russian Orthodox Church of the blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, the Murom miracle workers.

Contents of the article

The life story of Saints Peter and Fevronia

Prince Peter lived in Murom in the 12th century. He suffered from leprosy. One day he dreamed that the peasant girl Fevronia healed him with the help of medicinal herbs. Peter found her in the Ryazan lands. After healing, he took his savior as his wife. The couple lived in peace and harmony until old age.

In their old age, they accepted the sacrament of monastic tonsure and asked God to die on the same day. Peter and Fevronia died on July 8 (June 25, old style) 1228. Their bodies were placed in different monasteries, but the next morning they found themselves together.

Peter and Fevronia were canonized as saints in 1547. They became patrons of family and marriage. The Orthodox Church honors them on July 8th. In Russia, since 2008, this day is considered the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.

Traditions and rituals of the holiday

On this day, services are held in churches. Parishioners attend services. Spouses pray to Saints Peter and Fevronia for family well-being, and those entering into marriage ask for blessings. Christians make a pilgrimage to the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom, where the relics of saints are kept.

On this day, many loving couples get married or get engaged. It is believed that such families will live in peace and harmony. Lovers and unmarried girls believe that on July 8 magical forces rule the earth. On this day, they tell fortunes about their betrothed and cast love spells.

What you can and cannot eat on Peter and Fevronia Day

The holiday falls on Peter's fast. If it falls on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday, then the Orthodox Church allows eating fish on this day, hot food without oil on Monday, and uncooked food of plant origin (dry eating) on ​​Wednesday or Friday.

What not to do on Peter and Fevronia Day

Signs and beliefs on the Day of Peter and Fevronia

• The weather on this day predicts the weather for the next 40 days.
• If you pray in front of the icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia, then the family will expect prosperity and a happy life.
• If you get married on July 8, then the future family will be strong and friendly.
• On the Day of Peter and Fevronia, you can ask the saints for health and prosperity for your children.
• Whoever spends this day in care side by side with his spouse will have prosperity and harmony in the family.

Russians have been celebrating July 8th for several years in a row. Officially, a new holiday in the country was established in 2008, but it was first celebrated in the city of Murom back in the nineties. The main characters of the holiday are Peter and Fevronia, touching story whose love amazes with its purity, loyalty and devotion. According to legend, they steadfastly withstood all life's trials and never said a rude word to each other. Peter and Fevronia left earthly life on the same day, taking monasticism in old age, and 300 years later they were canonized.

Today is Peter and Fevronia Day,
Day true love and family harmony!
Happy holiday to you, dear friends.
May your family be happy.
Protect your family from adversity,
Live together in love and harmony!

Fevronia's Day with Peter -
A special day for the family.
May every home love
It will be crowded.

May there always be peace in the family
There will be agreement.
Full-flowing river
Let happiness flow to you.

There may be discord behind the threshold,
And there is harmony in the family...
At the set table
On Peter's Day with Fevronia.

Happy Peter and Fevronia Day. I sincerely wish to be able to forever preserve the purity and sincerity of my love and my relationships. May there be no obstacles or obstacles on your path, may every day give you new strength and great opportunities. Love each other, appreciate and cherish every happy moment.

On this holiday of Peter and Fevronia
I wish your family well,
Respect, love and harmony,
In the house - happiness, comfort, warmth.

Let the family hearth burn brightly,
Protecting from storms and adversity.
So that in the warm family embrace
You were sheltering from bad weather.

May this miracle day
Love warms you up
Let grievances be a shadow
She is not overshadowed by

And let it be forever
You will be united
All troubles are nonsense,
All troubles are conquerable!

Family is true happiness
Wealth, magic,
So let the days and years
You will multiply it!

Peter and Fevronya are spouses from God.
Although the road to life was not easy,
But they knew how to love very truly,
As a couple, live to old age together!

I wish you to submit to love.
What you don’t like is easy to come to terms with.
Never lose the feeling of love,
Love and trust with your heart!

Let problems be resolved peacefully,
And poems are written about your family.
You will live in happiness and joy,
Loving each other faithfully and tenderly!

We are celebrating today
Day of the Great Two Saints.
The ones families keep
They sow loyalty and happiness in them.

I want to wish you
Peace and Harmony
On a nice, bright, clear day
Peter and Fevronia.

Let life be joyful,
The house will be a full cup.
And live together, okay,
Like Fevronia and Peter!

Let the cheerful laughter of the children
Always surrounds you
And to the parents the Almighty
Will give you health for years.

After all, July, the number eight -
So it's a cloud of flowers,
Joy, unearthly happiness,
Understanding and love!

Happy Fevronia Day, Petra!
Happiness, light and goodness!
The house is full of prosperity, laughter,
Let the time be fun
And fun and festivities,
Impressions, confessions.
Joy to you all year long,
Without sadness and worries!

The earth is blooming. A field symphony sounds,
The ear poured and sat down in silence.
Happy holiday - Peter and Fevronia Day -
We would like to congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts!

Let grace descend into your monastery,
And your heart will be filled with joyful warmth.
So that you drink the cup of success,
And abundance filled your home.

In family matters - peace, understanding,
Beautiful, true love - forever.
Mutual emotional attention
For long and eternal years.

I want to congratulate you friends
Happy Peter and Fevronia Day,
May you always live in love,
In happiness and harmony.

They remained faithful, took care
You are your tender feelings,
And so that your love is
Like a boundless ocean.

To hearts and souls
They talked to each other
I wish that all my life
You were happy.

According to the Lives of the Saints, the blessed Prince Peter was the second son of Murom Prince Yuri Vladimirovich. He ascended the Murom throne in 1203. Several years before his reign, Peter fell ill with leprosy, from which no one could cure him. In a dream, it was revealed to the prince that he could be healed by the beekeeper’s daughter Fevronia, a peasant woman from the village of Laskovoy in the Ryazan land. Fevronia was beautiful, pious and kind, besides, she was a wise girl, she knew the properties of herbs and knew how to treat ailments, wild animals listened to her. The prince fell in love with Fevronia for her piety, wisdom and kindness and vowed to marry her after healing. The girl healed the prince, but he did not keep his word. The illness resumed, Fevronia again cured the prince, and he married the healer.

After the death of his brother, Peter inherited the reign. The boyars respected their prince, but the arrogant boyar wives disliked Fevronia, not wanting to have a peasant woman as their ruler. The boyars demanded that the prince leave her. Peter, having learned that they wanted to separate him from his beloved wife, chose to voluntarily renounce power and wealth and go into exile with her. Peter and Fevronia left Murom, sailing on a boat along the Oka River. Soon, unrest began in Murom, the boyars quarreled, seeking the vacated princely throne, and blood was shed. Then the boyars, who came to their senses, gathered a council and decided to call Prince Peter back. The prince and princess returned, and Fevronia managed to earn the love of the townspeople. They ruled happily ever after.

In their old age, Peter and Fevronia took monastic vows in different monasteries with the names David and Euphrosyne, and prayed to God that they would die on the same day, and bequeathed themselves to be buried together in a specially prepared coffin with a thin partition in the middle.

They each died in their own cell on the same day and hour - July 8 (according to the old style - June 25) 1228.

People considered it impious to bury monks in one coffin and violated the will of the deceased: their bodies were placed in different monasteries. However, the very next day they ended up together. Twice their bodies were carried to different temples, but twice they miraculously found themselves nearby. So they buried the holy spouses together in the city of Murom near the Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Approximately 300 years after their death, Peter and Fevronia were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. Now the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia rest in the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom.

On this day, it is customary for Orthodox believers, first of all, to visit churches. In their prayers, young people ask God for great love, and older people talk about family harmony. The day of Peter and Fevronia is popularly considered lucky for love. Also, according to folk signs from this day you should expect forty hot days.

On March 26, 2008, at a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, the Federation Council unanimously approved the initiative to establish a new public holiday on July 8, the Day of the Patron Saints of the Holy Princes Peter and Fevronia - " All-Russian Day marital love and family happiness." The first celebration will take place on July 8 this year in Murom, the homeland of Saints Peter and Fevronia.