Holiday " Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" – is the Orthodox and Catholic holiday, which represents the birth of the Virgin Mary in a family of devout Joachim and Anna.
The holiday was established in the V century and it is the first of the Twelve Great Feasts (in Russian Orthodox Church – by the old style the church year begins on 1st September).
In accordance with the biblical commandments, the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mother of Jesus Christ, was not an accidental one, but was the part of God's plan of mankind salvation.
Holiday includes renovation, transformation of calendar time on the eve of the autumnal equinox.
In many villages in Moldova people celebrate on this day also the temple of the church and the village. On this day it is prohibited to work – it is considered as a sin. Those who work on the day, according to legends, will not be under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
