From history we know that at the time when Vera, Hope and Love lived, ancient Emperor Emperor Hadrian reigned in ancient Rome. Everywhere people worshiped pagan gods. Rumors that on the outskirts of the empire the widow Sophia lives with her daughters, believing in the Orthodox Church, reached Adrian quickly. He sent troops behind them to bring them to the palace. There the emperor persuaded them to renounce the Christian faith and accept the pagan gods. Young daughters and their mother refused him. For this Faith, Hope and Love experienced terrible torments. Long mocked them in the palace, after which they perished. Their bodies were given to Sophia, who was forced to watch all the tortures carried out on her daughters. Three days later, unable to withstand the spiritual suffering, her mother died.
Faith, Hope, Love celebrate their name-day on September 30, and the people see the signs and fulfill all the traditions of this day.
Signs of the Orthodox holiday on September 30
To this day, on September 30, on the Feast of Faith, Hope, Love and Mother Sofia visit the church and note the signs. Married girls bought three candles there . Two were put in church, one was taken home. There, at the evening feast, put it in the middle of the loaf. It was believed that they would bring prosperity to their family. All women began this day with crying, which served as an amulet for their relatives, and postponed their household affairs.
There were other signs and traditions of the Orthodox holiday on September 30. For example, the day itself was considered unsuccessful and alarming. The Slavs never planned a wedding and an engagement for this day, because marriage would be unhappy. Usually on the street on the last day of September the weather is cold, and if it even rains, then wait for the early spring. If it's overcast in the morning, the next few days will be warm. Winter was promised a cold when they saw a squirrel on that day, which began to shed from below-up.