What holiday do believers celebrate today, the prohibitions of the day and who has a name day.

On January 22, according to the new church calendar, Orthodox believers remember the holy apostle Timothy from the age of 70. In the folk calendar – Timothy’s day. We talk about its traditions, signs and what is celebrated in the church on January 22 according to the old style below.

January 22, 2024 – what church holiday is today according to the new and old calendar

January 22 (February 4, old style) is the day of remembrance of the apostle Timothy from the age of 70, a disciple of the Apostle Paul and the first bishop of Ephesus.

The Apostle Timothy lived in the 1st century and was from the city of Lystra in Asia Minor. One day, the apostles Paul and Barnabas came to their city preaching Christianity. Through the prayer of Saint Paul, a young man lame from birth was healed in the city. After this, many residents believed in Christ and were baptized, among them Timothy, his mother Eunice and his grandmother Loida.

Timothy became a zealous disciple of the Apostle Paul, and soon became his companion and assistant in preaching. The Apostle Paul called Timothy his son. 15 years later, Paul ordained Timothy as bishop of the Ephesian Church.

Saint Timothy ended his life as a martyr: when the pagans celebrated a holiday in honor of idols in Ephesus, the apostle tried to stop them and preach faith in Christ. The pagans in rage attacked the saint and stoned him. In the 4th century, the holy relics of the Apostle Timothy were transferred to Constantinople, to the Church of the Holy Apostles.

Also on January 22, according to the new style, the church honors the memory of the Venerable Martyr Anastasy of Persian and the Venerable Martyr Anastasy of Pechersk, deacon.

Holiday January 22 according to the old style – day of remembrance of the martyr Polyeuctus and the Monk Eustratius. Previously, we told you what you can and cannot do on the church holiday on January 9.

What do the signs say for January 22

It has been noticed that the frosts on Timothy are stronger than on Epiphany, which is why they were called Timofey’s. The weather and harvest are judged by the signs of the day:

• the glass in the house “fogged up” – warming;
• frosty patterns appeared on the windows – the cold will remain for a long time;
• snowfall on Timofey means a good grain harvest, and sunshine means early spring.

In the folk calendar, January 22 is the holiday of Timothy the Half-Winter. Timofey received his name “half-winter road” because the day of his remembrance is considered the middle of winter.

What not to do on January 22

There are several prohibitions on this day – what you cannot do today:

• use foul language, swear, offend anyone, both people and animals;
• despair;
• refuse help;
• sit back.

Folk omens do not advise going on a long journey on this day – failures may overtake you, and also taking out the trash – so as not to throw away the good.

What can you do on January 22

They pray to the Holy Apostle Timothy for health, the gift of strength, help in business, strengthening faith and guidance on the true path.

On this day in the old days, granaries were checked – it was important that there was enough feed for livestock, grain, and vegetables until the new harvest. If they suddenly discovered that supplies were low, they tried to save money.

January 22 – name day today

Name days today according to the church calendar are celebrated by Anastasia, Efim, Timofey, Makar, Peter, Nikolai, Ivan, Gabriel.

Previously, we published the Orthodox calendar for January 2024 with holidays according to the new style.