On this day, Christians honor the memory of five holy martyrs named Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Mardarius and Orestes.
They noticed that the days were gradually lengthening. From Eustratius, over the next 12 days, they predicted what the weather would be like in the coming year: one day for each month.
Name day December 26
Today the name day is celebrated by Alexander, Alexey, Anastasia, Arkady, Arseny, Vasily, Vladimir, Gavriil, German, Grigory, Evgeny, Emelyan, Ivan, Nikolay, Orest, Yakov.
Today's birthday people are open and generous, and it is typical for them to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others.
Faith in the spiritual or in humanity helps them cope with life's problems, but it is important that they find the path to this faith themselves in life.
Weather signs
On Eustratius, they observed the behavior of birds. If magpies sat and walked on the snow, there would soon be a thaw.
If wolves howled somewhere near dwellings, then, on the contrary, they expected a cold snap.
If the sun set behind the horizon, surrounded by a large cloud, there was a storm ahead.
Author: Irina Tint
