{"id":197186,"date":"2026-01-04T12:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=197186"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:08:34","slug":"today-are-oci-and-saint-anastasia-children-should-tie-up-their-fathers-and-women-should-pray-to-the-great-protectress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/today-are-oci-and-saint-anastasia-children-should-tie-up-their-fathers-and-women-should-pray-to-the-great-protectress\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY ARE OCI AND SAINT ANASTASIA: Children should \u201ctie up\u201d their fathers, and women should pray to the great protectress!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Serbian Orthodox Church today marks Oci, or Fathers, a holiday celebrated on the first Sunday before Christmas and indicated in the church calendar in bold type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as children are tied on Detinjci, and mothers on Materice, so early in the morning youngsters hurry to tie the hands or feet of their fathers or other married men from their surroundings. They are then \u201cuntied\u201d by giving gifts that they have prepared in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In anticipation of Christmas, over the three weeks preceding this holiday, the Serbian people and the Church celebrate earthly families, \u201cchurches in miniature and images of God\u2019s love in the Holy Trinity.\u201d Thus Detinjci, Materice, and Oci are a typically Serbian celebration, just as the family patron saint\u2019s day (krsna slava) is a typically Serbian feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the family holiday, today we also celebrate Saint Anastasia; her fate was difficult, but her faith remained unshakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"76iuXlEdGk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/ko-je-silija-flores-madurova-zena-branila-uga-caveza-kao-advokat-bila-prva-predsednica-parlamenta-zovu-je-borilacka-snaga-socijalizma-video\/\">KO JE SILIJA FLORES, MADUROVA \u017dENA? 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Her true suffering began when her husband discovered that she secretly visited Christian prisoners and helped them. Nevertheless, after his death in Persia, Anastasia, as a free woman, distributed all her property to the poor and set out for Macedonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On her path of helping persecuted Christians, Anastasia was often brought before judges. It is recorded that one of the officials attempted to assault her, but was struck by divine punishment and suddenly went blind and died. Despite all the miracles, the saint was sentenced to death by starvation. Although she spent 30 days in prison sustaining herself only on tears and prayer, and survived an attempt to drown her on a boat, she received her martyr\u2019s crown in 304 in Sirmium (today\u2019s Sremska Mitrovica), where she was bound to four stakes over a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian belief holds that Saint Anastasia helps women in distress and protects them from evil forces and illness. Those who feel \u201cstuck\u201d in bad life circumstances and trapped in a vicious circle from which they see no way out especially pray to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, believers should go to church and light a candle to this great saint, whose relics are kept in a monastery located 30 kilometers from Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/sad-death-of-serbian-onlyfans-star-girl-who-died-during-intimate-relations-was-known-on-adult-platform-new-details-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SAD DEATH OF SERBIAN \u201cONLYFANS\u201d STAR: Girl who died during intimate relations was known on adult platform; new details emerge\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/latest-news-four-serbs-among-the-injured-in-crans-montana-fire-stefan-31-still-missing-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LATEST NEWS: Four Serbs Among the Injured in Crans-Montana Fire; Stefan (31) Still Missing! 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