Choosing a name for your child, today many modern parents are guided not only by its euphony and compatibility with the patronymic and surname. They (parents) more and more often try to follow the Christian traditions in choosing a name for their baby.
Name Day of Dmitry
Happy birthday everything is clear - this is the specific date of birth of a new person. Next, this person should choose and give a name. And at this stage, many parents turn to the saints - the church calendar, which lists the days of celebrating the saints, the date of religious holidays and other information. The choice of the name is as follows: based on the date of birth, the saints determine the nearest day after the birthday of a veneration of a saint (or a saint in the case of choosing a name for the girl) and the name of this saint is chosen as a name for the child. And the day of veneration of the saint will now be considered the birthday of the name-day. But there are a number of nuances to which you should pay attention. For example, you chose the name Dmitry for the boy. According to the Orthodox calendar, Dmitri's name-days are celebrated several times a year-January 31; 7, 9, 11, 16 and 24 February; 1 and 26 April; 28 May ; 1, 5, 10, 15 and 16 June; 21 July; 24 September; 4, 7 and 15 October; 8, 10 and 28 November; 14 December. Which of them should Dmitry consider his birthday? It's pretty simple. There is the concept of "big" name-day and birthday party "small". "Big" name-day names Dmitry, or as they are called, the main ones, are celebrated on the day of veneration of that saint who is the nearest (meaning day) after the birthday. All other dates of celebration of the same saint refer to "small" name-days and are not usually celebrated, although this, of course, is an individual decision of each.
The meaning of the name Dmitry
Having decided on the name, I also want to know what it means. It's not a secret that the name has an influence, both on the formation of the character of a person, and on the whole of fate as a whole. The name Dmitry, or the church form Dimitri, has Greek roots and is interpreted in different sources in different ways. According to one source, this name is translated as "the fruit of the earth." But other sources claim that the name Dmitri is associated with the name Demeter - the ancient Greek goddess of farming and fertility, and means "dedicated to Demeter." As a rule, men named Dmitry are not arrogant and very friendly. But injustice and resentment cause a strong emotional explosion in them. Also, the owners of this name are endowed with titanic patience, endurance and efficiency, but on the other hand they have some impulsiveness and even sometimes mental instability.
Day Angel
Having dealt with the names and characteristics of the name, it is necessary to understand the last concept - the day of the angel,