Love » Ljubav| 75 74 | Ljubav » Love Ljubav Love Sve t i T r i fun vs Sve t i Va l ent i n Sa i nt T ryphon vs . Sa i nt Va l ent i ne Čašom vina nazdravite ljubavi Toast lovewith a glass of wine Bilo da slavite Valentina, zaštitnika zaljubljenih, ili Trifuna, zaštitnika vinogradara, veruje se da 14. februara počinje da se budi priroda, a sa njom i ljubavni zanos Whether you celebrate Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, or Tryphon, the patron saint of winegrowers, it is believed that 14th February marks the beginning of the awakening of nature, and with it the fervour of love xxx Foto:depositphoto / iktash2 Foto:depositphoto Mora se priznati da se nijedan praznik nije tako brzo i lako ustalio kao Dan Svetog Valentina, zaštitnika ljubavi. Slavi se širom sveta 14. februara kao Saint Valentines Day, a kod nas kao Dan zaljubljenih. Nema veze što se pravoslavni svetac istog imena slavi tek 13. avgusta, ovaj Valentin, zaštitnik zaljubljenih, u Srbiji odavno ima sledbenike, pa i kod nas 14. februara sve pršti od prigodne ikonografije. Srca na sve strane! Od svile, pliša, čokolade, crvenih ruža, izjava ljubavi koje stoje i na bilbordima... Ko je Trifun Ali šta je sa SvetimTrifunom? Njegovemoći slave vinogradari. Istog dana kad katolici i protestanti slave Svetog Valentina, u pravoslavnom svetu 14. februara slavi se Sveti Trifun, Tripun ili Trivun, kako ga sve zovu u raznim krajevima Srbije. Veruje se da štiti od poplava, da je čuvar useva i zaštitnik vinogradara, ali ga sve češće slave kafedžije i trgovci vinom. Iakonije crveno slovo u crkvenom kalendaru, ovaj praznik se u vinogradarskim krajevima tradicionalnoproslavlja simboličnimorezivanjem loze. Veruje se da od praznika sneg počinje da se topi, da tog dana polako počinje da se sprema proleće, da se budi priroda, pa i ljubavni damari jače tuku. Ako je tako, eto potvrde da i Trifuna možemo da slavimo kao zaštitnika ljubavi. Ko je Valentin Sveti Valentin se proslavlja 14. februara i spada u datume koje obeležavaju katolička i protestantska crkva. Zvanično nije utvrđeno ko je bio Valentin, tačnije postojala su tri mučenika sa tim imenom. Ipak se najčešće pretpostavlja da se radi o Valentinu iz vremena Rimskog carstva i vladavine Klaudija Drugog, oko 270. godine nove ere. Klaudije, naime, nije želeo da se muškarci žene dok traju ratovi jer je verovao da su neoženjeni muškarci bolji vojnici. Biskup Valentin se protivio tome i organizovao je tajna venčanja. Zbog toga je bačen u tamnicu i nad njim je izvršena smrtna kazna 14. februara. Prema legendi, dok je Valentin još bio u svojoj ćeliji, slepa ćerka zatvorskog čuvara se zaljubila u njega. Ali Valentin, koji je bio zavetovan na celibat, nije mogao da joj uzvrati ljubav. Ipak, pre pogubljenja, 13. februara, napisao joj je dirljivo pismo, u kojem je priznao svoja istinska osećanja. Devojka je primila pismo tek nakon pogubljenja. Godine 1537. engleski kralj Henri Sedmi zvanično je proglasio 14. februar za praznik Svetog Valentina. We must admit that no holiday has been so quickly and easily adopted as the dayof St. Valentine, thepatronsaint of love. Celebrated the world over on14th February as SaintValentine’s Day, inour country it isknownas the Day of Lovers. And it doesn’tmatter that theOrthodox saint carrying the samename is celebratedonlyon13th August, as this other Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, has long had his own followers in Serbia, so even here everything bursts with the appropriate iconographyon14th February. Hearts can be seen everywhere you look! From silk hearts, velvet hearts, chocolate hearts, red roses, declarationsof love that evenappear on billboards etc. Whowas Tryphon? But what about Saint Tryphon? Winegrowers celebrate his divine powers. On 14th February, the daywhenCatholics andProtestants celebrate Saint Valentine, the Orthodox world celebrates the glory of Saint Tryphon – or Trifun, Tripunor Trivun, as he is known invarious parts of Serbia. He is believed to protect against floods, serving as the guardian of crops and the protector of winegrowers, but he is also increasingly celebratedby café owners and wine traders. Although this is not a red-letter date in the church calendar, this holiday is traditionally celebrated inwinegrowing regions with the symbolic pruning of vines. This holiday is believed to mark the start of the melting of the winter snows,withspring starting toslowly emerge on that day, nature awakening, and even veins of love starting to pump harder. If that is really the case, then it serves to confirm that we can also celebrate Tryphon as a patron saint of love. Whowas Valentine? Saint Valentine is celebrated on 14th February, which is among the datescommemoratedbybothCatholicandProtestant churches.Whothe actualValentinewashasnotbeenofficially confirmed, or rather, more precisely, there are three martyrs of that name. It is most often assumed, however, that the Valentine in question lived in the time of the Roman Empire,duringthereignofClaudiusII, in 270AD. Specifically, Claudius didn’t wantmen tomarryduringwartime, because he believed that unmarried menmakebettersoldiers.BishopValentine opposed the emperor’s wish andorganisedsecretweddings,which resulted in himbeing thrown into a dungeon and executed on 14th February. Legend has it that, while Valentinewasstill languishing inhiscell, the blinddaughter of a prisonguard fell in love with him. But Valentine, whohad takena vowof celibacy, was unable to reciprocate. However, prior to his execution, on 13th February, hewrote her a touching letter in whichhe confessedhis true feelings. The girl only received the letter after the execution. It was in 1537 that King Henry VII of England issued a Royal Charter declaring 14th February as the public holiday of Saint Valentine’s Day. Mnogi veruju da je simbol X postao sinonim za poljubac u srednjem veku, kada oni koji nisu umeli da se potpišu pisali X i ljubili ga u znak iskrenosti Many believe that the X symbol became a synonym for a kiss in the Middle Ages, when the illiterate would scribble an X in place of their signature and kiss it to show their honesty Tekst/Words: Branka Gajić Fotografije/Photography: Depositphotos
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