Today you can’t start new things or quarrel.
What happened on July 8th?
Today, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the holy martyr Procopius. He was a warrior under Emperor Diocletian. Once Procopius was ordered to persecute Christians, but his soul was drawn to faith and God, and he was unable to harm the believers. For which he was tortured and executed.
What you shouldn’t do on July 8:
- start new things;
- quarrel and use rude and foul language;
- swim in ponds.
Folk omens and beliefs:
- the weather on Procopius indicates what it will be like on August 2;
- bees are active – it will be hot;
- rain without wind – bad weather will last a long time.
Angel Day is celebrated by:
Andrey, Victor, Daniil, Dmitry, Prokopiy.
Born on July 8:
1973 – Ukrainian military man, general, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny.
Also on this day:
52 BC – the date of the foundation of Paris is accepted;
1889 – The Wall Street Journal, a financial newspaper, was first published;
1918 – the State Senate of the Ukrainian State was created – the highest judicial institution;
2014 – The German national team defeated the favorite and 5-time world champion, Brazil, in the semi-finals of the World Cup with a sensational score of 7:1 (5:0 in the 1st half), breaking many records.
Also Focus wrote the church calendar for July 2024
