December 9 is a church holiday, why it is strictly forbidden to go to the forest

What church holiday will be celebrated tomorrow in Ukraine according to the new calendar and to whom the faithful pray – read in the material of TSN.ua.

Tomorrow, December 9, is celebrated in the Orthodox calendar Conception of the Holy Mother of God by righteous Anna. This is one of the twelve great holidays of the Orthodox Church, which is connected with the event that preceded the birth of the Most Holy Theotokos, the mother of Jesus Christ.

The holiday marks the moment of the conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by righteous Anna, the mother of Mary. According to church traditions, Anna and her husband Joachim were childless for many years and prayed to God to give them a child. God heard their prayers and blessed them with the birth of a child, who became Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Anna received great grace and played an important role in God's plan of salvation.

The Bible does not contain a direct description of this event, but church…