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Angel Day December 19, 2024
The day of remembrance of the patron saint closest to a person’s birthday is called name day.
Angel Day is a day of remembrance of the heavenly patron. There can be quite a lot of such days in a year, but the name day is usually considered to be the date that is closest to the birthday.
After the transition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine to the New Julian calendar, the days of remembrance of the saints moved and are now celebrated 13 days earlier. However, some believers continue to adhere to the old calendar, the Julian. Therefore, name days are celebrated both in the new and old style.
December 19th is Angel's Day according to the new style Aglai, Gregory, Ilya, Timofey.
According to the old calendar – Maxim, Nikolay.
Name day December 19 – meaning of the name
New style:
- Aglaya – although it is generally considered Old Slavonic, but…
