"Vidovdan Days" event

Vidovdan is an immovable religious holiday recognized by the Serbian Orthodox Church (June 15 according to the Julian calendar, June 28 according to the Gregorian calendar) and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and is one of the largest Serbian holidays. It is known among Serbs as Vidovdan, and among Bulgarians Vidovden or Vidov den. The significance of Vidovdan for the Serbian people stems from the historical events related to that date. The most significant of all is the Battle of Kosovo, the death of Prince Lazar (1371-1389) and the so-called downfall of the Serbian Empire, so on that day, in addition to St. Amos, from the beginning of the 20th century, the church holiday of the Holy Great Martyr Prince Lazar and the holy Serbian martyrs is celebrated. Vidovdan is a Day of Mourning, so the Serbian people have kept the custom of not dancing or singing on that day, and of stopping all big businesses. On Vidovdan, memorial services are held in churches for all those who died in the wars. Vidovdan is a national holiday in the Republic of Serbia. It is marked in labor, in memory of the Battle of Kosovo, which took place on June 28, 1389, that is, on June 15, according to the old calendar, in Gazimestan, and represents the memory of those killed in all wars. According to the tradition of the church, on the eve of the battles in Kosovo, the angel of the Lord appeared to Prince Lazar, and his words were recorded by a folk poet ""Which kingdom will you choose, earthly or heavenly?"" At the site of the battle of Gazimestan, there is a red Kosovo peony as an endemic species. According to popular belief, at midnight in Vidovdan, the rivers turn red and flow upstream. There are several versions about the origin of the folk name for this holiday, but none of them has been proven or confirmed. According to one, this holiday is a continuation of the celebration of the Slavic pagan deity Svetovid, who was the god of abundance and war and who may have been the Serbian supreme god. According to another interpretation, the respect for Saint Vid was brought with them by the German Catholic ore Saxons, and their saint was adapted to the local population. This interpretation can be easily refuted when we take into account that this holiday is also known among Bulgarians, although Bulgaria has never been under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, also, St. Vida should not be exclusively associated with Roman Catholicism, because he is an early Christian saint, who was respected even before the division of Christians into Orthodox and Catholics. However, it should be borne in mind that in Polablje, where Svetovid is also revered, his sanctuaries were replaced by churches dedicated to St. Vitus, which suggests that the cult of worship of the Old Slavic pagan deity Svetovid was replaced by the cult of St. Vitus (ie among the western Slavs the cult of St. Vitus, and among the southern Slavs the cult of St. Vid). Among Serbs and Bulgarians who, although they recognize St. Vida, as an early Christian saint, this day is respected more as a national holiday Vidovdan. Perhaps the closest to the truth is that among the Trojans, Vid was part of the original Holy Trinity. The Trinity consisted of the Creator, Sustainer, and Destroyer of life. They are the three functions of God, His manifestations, and are therefore considered his inseparable parts. And while the Sustainer and the Destroyer of life acted only at the moment of creation, that is, destruction, until then the Sustainer was with man all the time of his existence. That is why He is most glorified among the people.